• Indicates that we will use some of the classes (objects) in these packages
• Corresponds to a directory structure
• Directory hierarchies might be zipped up

	import java.awt.*;
	import java.awt.image.*;
	
	class Raster {
	    public int width, height;
	    public int pixel[];
	

• Define a new class (extends Object by default)
• Declare instance variables
• Permissions (public, protected, private, private protected, default)
  see Flanagan pg. 73