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ALIGN (↑ Choosing Run-time Behavior)
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  Directive:    ALIGN
 
  Function:     Specifies the memory boundaries on which data items
                of 01-level or 77-level are aligned.
 
  Syntax:
 
     ─┬───┬──ALIGN──"integer"─────────────────
        └─/─┘
 
  Parameters:   integer              The distance from one 01-level to
                                     the next is multiple of this. Can
                                     take any value from 1 to 255.
 
  Default:      ALIGN "8"
 
  Phase:        Syntax check
 
  $SET:         Initial
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