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+[TOC]
+
+## Appendix A: Keywords
+
+The following lists contain keywords that are reserved for current or future
+use by the Rust language. As such, they cannot be used as identifiers (except
+as raw identifiers, as we’ll discuss in “Raw Identifiers” on page XX).
+*Identifiers* are names of functions, variables, parameters, struct fields,
+modules, crates, constants, macros, static values, attributes, types, traits,
+or lifetimes.
+
+## Keywords Currently in Use
+
+The following is a list of keywords currently in use, with their functionality
+described.
+
+* **`as` **: perform primitive casting, disambiguate the specific trait
+containing an item, or rename items in `use` statements
+* **`async` **: return a `Future` instead of blocking the current thread
+* **`await` **: suspend execution until the result of a `Future` is ready
+* **`break` **: exit a loop immediately
+* **`const` **: define constant items or constant raw pointers
+* **`continue` **: continue to the next loop iteration
+* **`crate` **: in a module path, refers to the crate root
+* **`dyn` **: dynamic dispatch to a trait object
+* **`else` **: fallback for `if` and `if let` control flow constructs
+* **`enum` **: define an enumeration
+* **`extern` **: link an external function or variable
+* **`false` **: Boolean false literal
+* **`fn` **: define a function or the function pointer type
+* **`for` **: loop over items from an iterator, implement a trait, or specify a
+higher-ranked lifetime
+* **`if` **: branch based on the result of a conditional expression
+* **`impl` **: implement inherent or trait functionality
+* **`in` **: part of `for` loop syntax
+* **`let` **: bind a variable
+* **`loop` **: loop unconditionally
+* **`match` **: match a value to patterns
+* **`mod` **: define a module
+* **`move` **: make a closure take ownership of all its captures
+* **`mut` **: denote mutability in references, raw pointers, or pattern bindings
+* **`pub` **: denote public visibility in struct fields, `impl` blocks, or
+modules
+* **`ref` **: bind by reference
+* **`return` **: return from function
+* **`Self` **: a type alias for the type we are defining or implementing
+* **`self` **: method subject or current module
+* **`static` **: global variable or lifetime lasting the entire program
+execution
+* **`struct` **: define a structure
+* **`super` **: parent module of the current module
+* **`trait` **: define a trait
+* **`true` **: Boolean true literal
+* **`type` **: define a type alias or associated type
+* **`union` **: define a union; is a keyword only when used in a union
+declaration
+* **`unsafe` **: denote unsafe code, functions, traits, or implementations
+* **`use` **: bring symbols into scope
+* **`where` **: denote clauses that constrain a type
+* **`while` **: loop conditionally based on the result of an expression
+
+## Keywords Reserved for Future Use
+
+The following keywords do not yet have any functionality but are reserved by
+Rust for potential future use:
+
+* `abstract`
+* `become`
+* `box`
+* `do`
+* `final`
+* `macro`
+* `override`
+* `priv`
+* `try`
+* `typeof`
+* `unsized`
+* `virtual`
+* `yield`
+
+## Raw Identifiers
+
+*Raw identifiers* are the syntax that lets you use keywords where they wouldn’t
+normally be allowed. You use a raw identifier by prefixing a keyword with `r#`.
+
+For example, `match` is a keyword. If you try to compile the following function
+that uses `match` as its name:
+
+Filename: src/main.rs
+
+```
+fn match(needle: &str, haystack: &str) -> bool {
+    haystack.contains(needle)
+}
+```
+
+you’ll get this error:
+
+```
+error: expected identifier, found keyword `match`
+ --> src/main.rs:4:4
+  |
+4 | fn match(needle: &str, haystack: &str) -> bool {
+  |    ^^^^^ expected identifier, found keyword
+```
+
+The error shows that you can’t use the keyword `match` as the function
+identifier. To use `match` as a function name, you need to use the raw
+identifier syntax, like this:
+
+Filename: src/main.rs
+
+```
+fn r#match(needle: &str, haystack: &str) -> bool {
+    haystack.contains(needle)
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    assert!(r#match("foo", "foobar"));
+}
+```
+
+This code will compile without any errors. Note the `r#` prefix on the function
+name in its definition as well as where the function is called in `main`.
+
+Raw identifiers allow you to use any word you choose as an identifier, even if
+that word happens to be a reserved keyword. This gives us more freedom to
+choose identifier names, as well as lets us integrate with programs written in
+a language where these words aren’t keywords. In addition, raw identifiers
+allow you to use libraries written in a different Rust edition than your crate
+uses. For example, `try` isn’t a keyword in the 2015 edition but is in the 2018
+and 2021 editions. If you depend on a library that is written using the 2015
+edition and has a `try` function, you’ll need to use the raw identifier syntax,
+`r#try` in this case, to call that function from your 2021 edition code. See
+Appendix E for more information on editions.
+