What does the “static” keyword mean ? Can you override private or static method in Java ?

The static keyword denotes that a member variable or method can be accessed, without requiring an instantiation of the class.

• User cannot override static methods in Java, because method overriding is based upon dynamic binding at run time.
• Static methods are statically binded at compile time
• A static method is not associated with any instance of a class so the concept is not applicable.