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From: heisterb@uiucuxe.cso.uiuc.edu
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Subject: Re: Why not abbreviate DCL symbols?
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Date: Mon, 3-Aug-87 14:43:00 EDT
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Another good example of the problem with abbreviated symbols is

	$ del*ete == "DELETE/LOG"

Then try to delete the symbol delete!  This is a real-life example, too, I saw
it happen, really!

DJ Heisterberg
National Center for Superconfusing Applications
heisterb@uxe.cso.uiuc.edu
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