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From: David Abrahams <dave@boostpro.com>
Subject: Re: [doc] User Manual Suggestion
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 20:48:57 -0400
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On Apr 24, 2009, at 8:01 PM, Michael Witten wrote:

>> What's wrong with just calling the object name "object name"?
>
> What's wrong with calling the object address "object address"?


Neither captures the connection to the object's contents.  I think  
"value ID" would be closer, but it's probably too horrible.

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