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Title:	DCL59-CPP. Do not define an unnamed namespace in a header file
Author:	Aaron Ballman	Mar 12, 2015
Last Changed by:	David Svoboda	Jun 25, 2025
Tiny Link: (useful for email)	https://wiki.sei.cmu.edu/confluence/x/VXs-BQ
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Parent Page     Page: Rule 01. Declarations and Initialization (DCL)

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