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<chapterinfo>
	<copyright>
		<year>2010</year>
		<holder>Eric Bezault</holder>
	</copyright>
	<author>
		<firstname>Eric</firstname><surname>Bezault</surname>
	</author>
	<email>ericb@gobosoft.com</email>
	<date>14 May 2010</date>
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<title>Eiffel Built-in Routines</title>

<para>
In Eiffel kernel classes, some of the external routines are marked with "built_in".
This means that the implementation of these routines are provided by the Eiffel compiler.

<blockquote>
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	<varlistentry>
		<term>
			<link linkend="new_builtin_routine">Adding a new built-in routine</link>
		</term>
		<listitem><para>
			How to add a new built-in routine.
		</para></listitem>
	</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</blockquote>
</para>

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