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diff --git a/pod/perlmod.pod b/pod/perlmod.pod index b7383d23d3..9b649d6425 100644 --- a/pod/perlmod.pod +++ b/pod/perlmod.pod @@ -67,15 +67,15 @@ or L<perlref> regarding closures. =head2 Symbol Tables -The symbol table for a package happens to be stored in the associative -array of that name appended with two colons. The main symbol table's -name is thus C<%main::>, or C<%::> for short. Likewise symbol table for -the nested package mentioned earlier is named C<%OUTER::INNER::>. - -The value in each entry of the associative array is what you are referring -to when you use the C<*name> typeglob notation. In fact, the following -have the same effect, though the first is more efficient because it does -the symbol table lookups at compile time: +The symbol table for a package happens to be stored in the hash of that +name with two colons appended. The main symbol table's name is thus +C<%main::>, or C<%::> for short. Likewise symbol table for the nested +package mentioned earlier is named C<%OUTER::INNER::>. + +The value in each entry of the hash is what you are referring to when you +use the C<*name> typeglob notation. In fact, the following have the same +effect, though the first is more efficient because it does the symbol +table lookups at compile time: local(*main::foo) = *main::bar; local($main::{'foo'}) = $main::{'bar'}; |