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28 changes: 13 additions & 15 deletions source/basic.tex
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\grammarterm{conversion-function-id}\iref{class.conv.fct},
\grammarterm{operator-function-id}\iref{over.oper}, or
\grammarterm{literal-operator-id}\iref{over.literal}.
A name has
\defnadj{external}{linkage},
\defnadj{module}{linkage},
\defnadj{internal}{linkage}, or
\defnadj{no}{linkage},
as determined by the rules in \ref{basic.link}.

\pnum
Two names are \defnx{the same}{name!same} if
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refer to the same entity in these translation units depending on the
linkage\iref{basic.link} of the name specified in each
translation unit.
\begin{note}
All declarations of an entity with a name with internal linkage
appear in the same translation unit.
All declarations of an entity with module linkage
are attached to the same module.
\end{note}

\rSec1[basic.def]{Declarations and definitions}

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\pnum
\indextext{program}%
\indextext{translation unit}%
\indextext{linking}%
A \defn{program} consists of one or more translation units\iref{lex.separate}
linked together. A translation unit consists
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\opt{global-module-fragment} module-declaration \opt{declaration-seq} \opt{private-module-fragment}
\end{bnf}

\pnum
\indextext{translation unit}%
A name has
\defnadj{external}{linkage},
\defnadj{module}{linkage},
\defnadj{internal}{linkage}, or
\defnadj{no}{linkage},
as determined by the rules below.
\begin{note}
All declarations of an entity with a name with internal linkage
appear in the same translation unit.
All declarations of an entity with module linkage
are attached to the same module.
\end{note}

\pnum
\indextext{linkage!\idxcode{static} and}%
\indextext{\idxcode{static}!linkage of}%
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