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  Syntax:   count DUP (initialvalue [,initialvalue]...)
 
  See also: Data Declaration Directives, Undeclared Data Operator (?)
 
  Description:
 
     Specifies <count> declarations of <initialvalue>. You can define
     arrays, buffers, and other data structures consisting of multiple
     data objects of the same size with the DUP operator. The
     <initialvalue> parameters must be inside parentheses. This
     operator can be used with data definition directives.
 
     The <count> parameter is the number of declarations of
     <initialvalue>. This parameter cannot be negative or
     forward-referenced. The <initialvalue> parameter is either the
     undefined data symbol (?), a string, a constant expression, or
     another DUP operator. The value or values of <initialvalue> are
     evaluated once before duplication. Separate multiple initial
     values with commas.
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