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<h5 class="subsubsection">5.5.3.1 Descriptor</h5>
<p><a name="index-descriptor_002c-of-_0040code_007ba_002eout_007d-symbol-233"></a>This is an arbitrary 16-bit value. You may establish a symbol's
descriptor value by using a <code>.desc</code> statement
(see <a href="Desc.html#Desc"><code>.desc</code></a>). A descriptor value means nothing to
<samp><span class="command">as</span></samp>.
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