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Since the term “global variable” has led to intense debate throughout the standardization process, the more neutral term “shared variable” has finally been chosen. The concept itself has not changed: a shared variable is a variable that can be accessed (read or written) by more than one process.
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Bergé, JM., Fonkoua, A., Maginot, S., Rouillard, J. (1993). Shared (Global) Variables. In: VHDL’92. The Springer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science, vol 229. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3246-0_4
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