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<h3 class="section">3.2 Whitespace</h3>
<p><a name="index-whitespace-122"></a><dfn>Whitespace</dfn> is one or more blanks or tabs, in any order.
Whitespace is used to separate symbols, and to make programs neater for
people to read. Unless within character constants
(see <a href="Characters.html#Characters">Character Constants</a>), any whitespace means the same
as exactly one space.
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