On 04-Nov-1998, Jan Skibinski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
>       Some languages have a renaming mechanism, which allows
>       to retain old functions under the names different than
>       the original ones. This is not the same as "hiding".

No, but you can simulate it very easily using "hiding":
instead of

        import Foo renaming bar as baz

you have

        import Foo hiding bar
        baz = Foo.bar

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