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Line 40: ====data types==== Perl has three typedefs that handle Perl's three main data types: Scalar Value (''SV''), Array Value (''AV''), Hash Value (''HV''). Perl uses a special typedef for simple signed integer type (''IV''), an unsigned integer (''IVUV''), a floating point number (''NV'') and string (''PV''). Perl uses a reference count-driven garbage collection mechanism. SVs, AVs, or HVs start their life with a reference count of 1. If the reference count of a data value ever drops to 0, then it will be destroyed and its memory made available for reuse.

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