1. In object-oriented programming, a method that can only be accessed from within the same class and cannot be called from outside the class or by subclasses
The private method validateInput() is used internally by the class to check user data before processing.
O método privado validateInput() é usado internamente pela classe para verificar os dados do usuário antes do processamento.
2. A subroutine or function with restricted visibility, designated by access modifiers such as 'private' in Java, C++, or C#
The developer declared the calculateTax() method as private to prevent direct access from other classes.
O desenvolvedor declarou o método calculateTax() como privado para evitar acesso direto de outras classes.