# What is the advantage of "companion object" vs static keyword

**URL:** <https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/t/what-is-the-advantage-of-companion-object-vs-static-keyword/4034>\
**Category:** Language Design\
**Created:** [August 4, 2017, 4:25pm UTC](https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/t/what-is-the-advantage-of-companion-object-vs-static-keyword/4034 "2017-08-04T16:25:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![arocnies](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discuss.kotlinlang.org/arocnies/32/5143_2.png) [@arocnies](https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/u/arocnies)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2018, 2:43pm UTC](https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/t/what-is-the-advantage-of-companion-object-vs-static-keyword/4034/102 "2018-06-18T14:43:02Z")

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I’ve created a topic to discuss closing this topic and the ternary topic: [Please close the mega topics (ternary and companion objects)](https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/t/please-close-the-mega-topics-ternary-and-companion-objects/8191)

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