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From: David Thompson <dave.thompson2@verizon.net>
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On Thu, 24 May 2007 18:08:05 -0400, Robert A Duff
<bobduff@shell01.TheWorld.com> wrote:

> Well, actually, in Ada terminology, an initialization is an assignment.
> There are two kinds of assignment: initialization, and
> assignment_statement.  I don't particularly like that terminology, but
> it's what the RM says.
<snip>
> You're talking about an assignment_statement.  Best to stick to the
> terms "initialization" and "assignment_statement" to avoid confusion.
> And avoid the term "assignment" entirely.  ;-)
> 
Algol 68 called it 'assignation'. Sadly we didn't get rendezvous and
assignation in one language; that could have been popular indeed.

> I'm just nitpicking your terminology -- I agree with your point <snip>

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