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Object-oriented Programming
Getting Started with Classes, Interfaces, and Objects : Using the CLASS construct : Namespaces for naming class members : Abbreviations
 
Abbreviations
ABL supports abbreviated names for table and buffer fields, as in this example:
FIND FIRST Cust. /* Dropped the ending "omer" */
MESSAGE Tele.    /* Dropped the ending "phone" */
These abbreviated references overlap their respective namespaces.