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Fix #15806

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Juan Carlos
2020-11-14 15:43:31 -03:00
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@@ -317,8 +317,9 @@ Stropping
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`Stropping <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stropping_(syntax)>`_
allows the same letter sequence to be used both as a keyword and as an identifier,
this simplifies parsing and FFI with languages where that identifier is not a reserved keyword.
allows the same letter sequence to be used both as a keyword and as an identifier, this simplifies parsing and
`FFI <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_function_interface>`_
with languages where that identifier is not a reserved keyword.
For example, allowing a variable named `if` without clashing with the keyword `if`.
In Nim, this is achieved via backticks, allowing any reserved word to be used as an identifier.