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  Syntax:  name SEGMENT [align] [combine] ['class']
               statements
               name ENDS
 
  Defines a program segment called name having optional segment attributes:
  align, combine, use, and class. These attributes give the linker and
  assembler information on how to set up and combine segments.
 
  name     Defines the name of the segment.
 
  align    PARA (default), BYTE, WORD, DWORD, or PAGE
 
  combine  PRIVATE (default), PUBLIC, STACK, COMMON, MEMORY, or AT address
 
  class    Can contain a valid symbolic name. The name has special meaning
           to the linker, indicating a segment containing executable code.
 
   See Also:  ENDS, ASSUME, GROUP
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