>> An area is a region in which space for based variables can be allocated. Areas can be cleared of their allocations in a single operation, thus allowi

>> An area is a region in which space for based variables can be allocated. Areas can be cleared of their allocations in a single operation, thus allowing for wholesale freeing. Moreover, areas can be moved from one place to another by means of assignment to area variables, or through input-output operations. >> Based variables are useful in creating linked data struc tures, and also have applications in record inputoutput. A based variable does not have any storage of its own; instead, the declaration acts as a template and describes a generation of storage. http://www.iron-spring.com/abrahams.pdf http://www.iron-spring.com/abrahams.pdf p. 19, 74 *shrug_emoji*