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@@ -662,6 +662,9 @@ A hs-boot file is written in a subset of Haskell:
Module signatures
-----------------
+.. index::
+ single: signature files; Backpack; hsig files
+
GHC 8.2 supports module signatures (``hsig`` files), which allow you to
write a signature in place of a module implementation, deferring the
choice of implementation until a later point in time. This feature is