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<h2 class="chapter">5 Symbols</h2>
<p><a name="index-symbols-208"></a>Symbols are a central concept: the programmer uses symbols to name
things, the linker uses symbols to link, and the debugger uses symbols
to debug.
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<a name="index-debuggers_002c-and-symbol-order-209"></a><em>Warning:</em> <samp><span class="command">as</span></samp> does not place symbols in the object file in
the same order they were declared. This may break some debuggers.
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