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Assertions in programming are statements that are assumed to be true at a specific point during program execution. When an assertion is false, the program typically terminates or signals an error. This mechanism is primarily used for debugging and verifying the internal state of a program. The keyword "including" itself does not have a special meaning in relation to assertions in most programming languages. Instead, it is a standard English word that might appear within the text of an assertion's message, or as part of a comment explaining the assertion. For example, an assertion might check if a list contains certain elements, and the accompanying error message could state "Assertion failed: list is missing expected items, including 'item_x'." The assertion itself is the condition being checked, not the word "including." The presence or absence of "including" does not alter the fundamental behavior of the assertion mechanism. Assertions help developers catch logical errors early in the development cycle by validating assumptions about the program's state.