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 Numeric Array Storage
 
 ■ The following information about numeric arrays also applies to arrays of
   fixed-length strings and arrays of user-defined types, since they also
   have a fixed amount of data associated with each element in the array.
 
 ■ A numeric array has two parts:
 
   Part of Numeric Array     Description
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   Array descriptor          Contains information about the array, including
                             its type, dimensions, and the data location in
                             memory; always stored in DGROUP.
   Numeric array data        Actual numeric data, stored in either:
                             • The far heap (for dynamic numeric arrays)
                             • DGROUP in compiled programs and in the far
                               heap in interpreted programs (static numeric
                               arrays)
 
 See: ◄Array Storage Summary►