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  Syntax:  type PTR expression
 
  Treats expression as having the specified type. Used with forward
  references to define explicitly what size or distance a reference has.
  Also used to enable instructions to access variables that would
  otherwise generate errors.
 
  The PTR keyword can also appear in the argument list of a PROC
  statement, to indicate that the parameter is a pointer variable.
 
  type         For memory operands, can be BYTE, WORD, DWORD, QWORD,
               TBYTE. For labels, can be NEAR, FAR, or PROC.
 
  expression   Any operand.
 
   See Also:  TYPE, THIS
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