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@@ -1046,8 +1046,12 @@ The current kinds of Magic Virtual Tables are:
* PERL_MAGIC_glob vtbl_glob GV (typeglob)
# PERL_MAGIC_arylen vtbl_arylen Array length ($#ary)
. PERL_MAGIC_pos vtbl_pos pos() lvalue
- < PERL_MAGIC_backref vtbl_backref ???
+ < PERL_MAGIC_backref vtbl_backref back pointer to a weak ref
~ PERL_MAGIC_ext (none) Available for use by extensions
+ : PERL_MAGIC_symtab (none) hash used as symbol table
+ % PERL_MAGIC_rhash (none) hash used as restricted hash
+ @ PERL_MAGIC_arylen_p vtbl_arylen_p pointer to $#a from @a
+
When an uppercase and lowercase letter both exist in the table, then the
uppercase letter is typically used to represent some kind of composite type