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    The following table lists the SCA symbol classes and their
    corresponding meanings in BLISS.

    SCA Symbol Classes and Equivalent BLISS Language Terminology

    SCA Term       BLISS Term     Explanation

    Argument       Parameter      Routine formal parameter

    Component,     Field          Subpart of a BLOCK or BLOCKVECTOR
    Field                         structure

    Constant,      Literal        A literal
    Literal

    Exception      N/A

    File           file           A file used during compilation

    Function,      routine        A routine
    Procedure,
    Program,
    Routine,
    Subroutine

    Generic        N/A

    Keyword        Keyword        PDF keyword tag

    Label          Label          A label identifier

    Macro          Macro          A macro

    Module,        Module         A compilation unit
    Package

    Placeholder    Placeholder    An LSE placeholder

    Psect          Psect          A psect

    Tag            Tag            A PDF tag

    Task           N/A

    Type           Type           For example, fieldset

    Unbound        Unbound        A name the compiler does not know
                                  the purpose of. This is common when
                                  macros are used.

    Variable       Variable       A program variable

    The following table lists the SCA occurrence classes and their
    corresponding meanings in BLISS.

    SCA Occurrence Classes and Equivalent BLISS Language Terminology

    SCA Term       BLISS Term     Explanation

    Primary        Declaration    The declaration containing the
                                  actual implementation

    Associated     Declaration    A FORWARD or EXTERNAL declaration

    Declaration    Declaration    Either a PRIMARY or ASSOCIATED
                                  declaration

    Read, Fetch    Fetch

    Write, Store   Store

    Address,       Address
    Pointer

    Call           call

    Command_line   Input file     A file specified on the command
                   specification  line; for example, BLISS foo.b32

    Include        Require        A file specified in a REQUIRE or
                                  %REQUIRE statement

    Precompiled    Library        A file specified in a LIBRARY
                                  statement

    Reference      Reference      Any nondeclaration

    Explicit       Explicit       Any symbol declared by the user

    Implicit       Implicit       Any symbol declared by the compiler;
                                  for example, a loop variable

    Visible        Visible        A symbol whose name is visible in
                                  the source

    Hidden         Hidden         A symbol whose name is not visible
                                  in the source; for example,
                                  contained inside a macro

    Compilation_   Module         A module
    unit           declaration

    The following table lists the SCA domain classes and their
    corresponding meanings in BLISS.

    SCA Domain Classes and Equivalent BLISS Language Terminology

    SCA Term       BLISS Term     Explanation

    Inheritable    Inheritable    A symbol declared in a library file,
                                  and used elsewhere

    Global         GLOBAL

    Predefined     Defined by     For example, CH$FILL, BLOCKVECTOR,
                   the language   and so forth

    Multi_module                  GLOBAL, Predefined, or Inheritable

    Module_        LOCAL or OWN
    specific
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