Palindrome

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package palindrome;

/**
 *
 * @author Gaby
 */
import java.util.Scanner;
public class Palindrome {

    /**
     * @param args the command line arguments
     */
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Scanner imput = new Scanner(System.in);
        System.out.println("Enter your word");
        String word = imput.next();
        boolean a = true;
            for ( int i = 0; i < word.length(); i++) {
                if (word.charAt(i) != word.charAt(word.length() - i - 1)){
                    a = false; break;
                } else{
                    a = true;
                }
            }
            if (a == true){
                System.out.println("The word " + word + " is a palindrome");

            } else{
                System.out.println("The word " + word + " is not a palindrome");
            }
    }

}