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  Syntax:   COMM [langtype] [NEAR│FAR] label:type[:count]
            [,[langtype] [[NEAR│FAR] label:type[:count]]...
 
  See also: COMM diagram, EXTERNDEF, PUBLIC, .MODEL,
            Table of Memory Models, /C<x> Command-Line Option,
            MASM 5.1 Compatibility
 
  Description:
 
     Creates one or more communal variables. Communal variables are
     uninitialized, public, and allocated by the linker. The assembler
     has no control over the order, position, or initial value of
     communal variables. Communal variables are usually declared in
     include files. Use EXTERNDEF to include data variables from other
     languages.
 
     Parameter      Description
 
     NEAR│FAR       Communal variable distance. PROC is interpreted
                    as NEAR or FAR depending on the memory model
                    chosen.
 
     langtype       Any language type. Determines how the linker
                    outputs variable names.
                    See: ◄language type►
 
     label          Name of the variable.
 
     type           Type specifier (BYTE, WORD, etc.), constant, or
                    structure name.
 
     count          Specifies the number of data objects in an array
                    (1 is the default).
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