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<p>
Within the <a href="#Declarations_and_scope">scope</a> of
the identifier, it serves as an <i>alias</i> for the given type.
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<pre>
type (
	nodeList = []*Node  // nodeList and []*Node are identical types
	Polar    = polar    // Polar and polar denote identical types
)
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<p>