What is a class constant?
JLS-8.3.1.1. static Fields says (in part) A static field, sometimes called a class variable, is incarnated when the class is initialized (§12.4). JLS-4.12.4. final Variables says (in part) A constant variable is a final variable of primitive type or type String that is initialized with a constant expression (§15.28) tl;dr Putting that together, a class constant is a static final field.