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Scope

 

The scope of an entity is the range of a program within which an entity is visible and accessible. Most entities have a scope which is limited to the program unit in which they are declared, but in special circumstances some entities can have a scope that is wider than this. The best way to provide global data is by implementing a MODULE which contains the required global data declarations and then USE ing it wherever requiredgif.

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