what is out in System.out.println()
<p>In the following statements, if <code>System</code> is a class and <code>println()</code> and <code>print()</code> are methods, then what is <code>out</code>?</p>

<pre><code>System.out.print();
System.out.println();
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<p>I cannot understand the hierarchy. As in simple I have never used anything between class name and method name.</p>