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6.1.1.2 Loop Keywords</H2> <P>
<A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_l.htm#loop_keyword"><I>Loop keywords</I></A> are not true <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_k.htm#keyword"><I>keywords</I></A>[1]; they are special <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_s.htm#symbol"><I>symbols</I></A>, recognized by <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_n.htm#name"><I>name</I></A> rather than <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_o.htm#object"><I>object</I></A> identity, that are meaningful only to the <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="m_loop.htm#loop"><B>loop</B></A> facility. A <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_l.htm#loop_keyword"><I>loop keyword</I></A> is a <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_s.htm#symbol"><I>symbol</I></A> but is recognized by its <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_n.htm#name"><I>name</I></A> (not its identity), regardless of the <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_p.htm#package"><I>packages</I></A> in which it is <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_a.htm#accessible"><I>accessible</I></A>. <P>
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