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  Syntax:  COMM definition [,definition]...
 
  Creates one or more communal variables, in which each variable
  definition has the following form:
 
     [NEAR|FAR] [langtype]label:size[:count]
 
  langtype     C, BASIC, PASCAL, or FORTRAN. The C langtype appends an
               underscore to the name as output to the object file.
 
  label        The name of the variable.
 
  size         A size specifier (BYTE, WORD, etc.) or structure name.
 
  count        Specifies the number of data objects (1 is the default).
 
  See Also:  EXTRN, PUBLIC, PROC
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