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| Namespace
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| Definition
| Set of names accessible at a given point in a program. A namespace is a logical grouping of the names—identifiers—used within an application. Each name within a namespace is unique. A namespace contains only the name of a type, but not the type itself. A developer creates namespaces in order to organize classes into functional units. A namespace of names is analogous to a folder of files; but, unlike the Java system, namespaces do not correspond to folders (directories). For example, the System.IO namespace contains the .NET input-ouput support classes. Also known as name scope.
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