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  Keyword:   static
 
  Syntax:    static declarator
 
  Summary:   Declares a variable to have a global lifetime. At the
             external level, the scope is the file in which the
             variable is declared. Within a block, the scope is the
             block. Declares a function to be visible only within the
             source file in which it is defined.
 
  See also:  auto, extern, register
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