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Date: Wed, 03 Nov 2010 18:01:55 +0100
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On 03.11.10 17:56, Warren wrote:

> There is a good practical case for _Type, IMO. If Buffer_Type is defined 
> simply as Buffer, then we develop an inconvenient name clash:
> 
>>     subtype Buffer is
>>        System.Storage_Elements.Storage_Array (1..Buffer_Size);
> 
> In use now:
> 
> declare
>    Buffer : Buffer;   -- hmmmm
> begin

What role does the object named Buffer play?

It is a buffer, yes. Is it different from other buffers?
How?  What lives in it?  How does the program use it?

I believe answering these questions leads to a better name.