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 \begin{note}
 Previously translated translation units can be preserved individually or in libraries.
 The separate translation units of a program communicate\iref{basic.link} by (for example)
-calls to functions whose identifiers have external or module linkage,
-manipulation of objects whose identifiers have external or module linkage, or
+calls to functions whose names have external or module linkage,
+manipulation of variables whose names have external or module linkage, or
 manipulation of data files.
 \end{note}