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All data about windows, pixmaps, fonts, etc. are stored in the server. The client knows [[identifier]]s of these objects—integers it uses as names for them when interacting with the server. For example, if a client wishes a window to be created, it requests the server to create a window with a given identifier. The identifier can be later used by the client to request, for example, a string to be drawn in the window. The following objects reside in the server and are known by the client via a numerical identifier:
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* <code>Pixmap</code>
* <code>Font</code>
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Identifiers are unique to the server, not only to the client; for example, no two windows have the same identifier, even if created by two different clients. A client can access any object given its identifier. In particular, it can also access resources created by any other client, even if their identifiers are outside the set of identifiers it can create.
As a result, two clients connected to the same server can use the same identifier to refer to the same resource. For example, if a client creates a window of identifier <code>0x1e00021</code> and passes this number <code>
Resources are normally destroyed when the client that created them closes the connection with the server. However, before closing connection, a client can request the server not to destroy them.
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