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global -- get a global symbol

Description

global s provides the global symbol s, even if s currently has a value. 
i1 : num

o1 = num

o1 : Symbol
 
i2 : num = 5

o2 = 5
 
i3 : num

o3 = 5
 
i4 : global num

o4 = num

o4 : Symbol

See also

For the programmer

The object global is a keyword.