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A '''symbol''' in [[computer programming]] is a [[primitive data type]] whose [[Instance (computer science)|instances]] have a unique human-readable form. Symbols can be used as [[Identifier (computer languages)|identifier]]s. In some [[programming languages]], they are called '''atoms'''.<ref name=pickaxe>{{cite book|last=Hunt|first=Dave Thomas ; Chad Fowler ; Andy|title=Programming Ruby the pragmatic programmers' guide ; [includes Ruby 1.8]|year=2001|publisher=The Pragmatic Bookshelf|___location=Raleigh, NC|isbn=978-0-9745140-5-5|url=https://archive.org/details/programmingrubyp00thom|edition=2. ed., 10. print.|url-access=registration}}</ref> Uniqueness is enforced by holding them in a [[symbol table]]. The most common use of symbols by programmers is for performing language [[reflection (programming) | reflection]] (particularly for [[callback (computer programming)|callbacks]]), and most common indirectly is their use to create object [[linkage (software)|linkages]].
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