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# 2.8 Summary
In this chapter, we mainly introduced the 25 Go keywords. Let's review what they are and what they do.
```Go
break default func interface select
case defer go map struct
chan else goto package switch
const fallthrough if range type
continue for import return var
```
- `var` and `const` are used to define variables and constants.
- `package` and `import` are for package use.
- `func` is used to define functions and methods.
- `return` is used to return values in functions or methods.
- `defer` is used to define defer functions.
- `go` is used to start a new goroutine.
- `select` is used to switch over multiple channels for communication.
- `interface` is used to define interfaces.
- `struct` is used to define special customized types.
- `break`, `case`, `continue`, `for`, `fallthrough`, `else`, `if`, `switch`, `goto` and `default` were introduced in section 2.3.
- `chan` is the type of channel for communication among goroutines.
- `type` is used to define customized types.
- `map` is used to define map which is similar to hash tables in other languages.
- `range` is used for reading data from `slice`, `map` and `channel`.
If you understand how to use these 25 keywords, you've learned a lot of Go already.
## Links
- [Directory](preface.md)
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