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title: "what is Static keyword in C#?"  
description: "what is Static keyword in C#?"  
author: "Manish Kumar"  
published: 2017-05-04  
updated: 2020-09-15  
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category: "c#"  
tags: ["c#"]  
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# what is Static keyword in C#?

Static is a keyword used with class. It can be also used with method,member,field, property . If a class is made static then all the member of class should be of static type. We use static variable when we need only one copy of it.

## Answers

### Answer by Manish Kumar

Static is a keyword used with class. It can be also used with method,member,field, property . If a class is made static then all the member of class should be of static type. We use static variable when we need only one copy of it.


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