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<P><EM>This is an unofficial snapshot of the ISO/IEC JTC1 SC22 WG21
  Core Issues List revision 118b.
  See http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/ for the official
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<P>2025-09-28</P>
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<A NAME="1109"></A><H4>1109.
  
When is &#8220;use&#8221; a reference to the ODR meaning?
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<B>Section: </B>6.3&#160; [<A href="https://wg21.link/basic.def.odr">basic.def.odr</A>]
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 <B>Status: </B>C++11
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 <B>Submitter: </B>US
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 <B>Date: </B>2010-08-02<BR><BR>


<P>[Voted into the WP at the November, 2010 meeting as paper N3214.]</P>

<A href="http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2011/n3296.html#US19">N3092 comment
  US&#160;19<BR></A>

<P>It is not always clear when an occurrence of the word &#8220;use&#8221;
is intended as an implicit reference to 6.3 [<A href="https://wg21.link/basic.def.odr">basic.def.odr</A>] and
when it is simply the ordinary English meaning.  This could be addressed
by:</P>

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<LI><P>Replacing all the non-technical appearances of the word
&#8220;use&#8221; with synonyms such as &#8220;occurrence&#8221; or
&#8220;appearance&#8221; or &#8220;reference to.&#8221;</P></LI>

<LI><P>Following each occurrence of the word &#8220;use&#8221; that
is intended in the technical sense with a cross-reference to
6.3 [<A href="https://wg21.link/basic.def.odr">basic.def.odr</A>].</P></LI>

<LI><P>Replacing all the technical occurrences of the word
&#8220;use&#8221; with a different word or phrase, such as
&#8220;odr-use,&#8221; that would unambiguously indicate the
intent.</P></LI>

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