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This major node attempts to define some of the basic concepts and terms that are used throughout the rest of this Info file. As this Info file is specifically about @command{awk}, and not about computer programming in general, the coverage here is by necessity fairly cursory and simplistic. (If you need more background, there are many other introductory texts that you should refer to instead.)
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