RE: why we use static before a function what is the significanceof it

[Yu, Ken]

I'd like to add this this.

This is only true for functions declared after the static
object.   The static object is unavailable for functions
declared before it (even though they reside in the same
source file).

-Ken

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        > objects declared at the global level (this includes procedures),
it
        > means that the object in question will only be visible to other
        > objects within the same source module. For objects declared within