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compared across translation units to determine, e.g., when references in
one translation refer to an entity defined in another translation unit.

value witness table
VWT (value witness table)
A runtime structure that describes how to do basic operations on an unknown
value, like "assign", "copy", and "destroy". (For example, does copying
this value require any retains?)
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`vtable <vtable (virtual dispatch table)>` but for a protocol instead of
a class.

Only conceptually related to a `value witness table`.
Only conceptually related to a `value witness table <VWT (value witness table)>`.

WMO (whole-module optimization)
A compilation mode where all files in a module are compiled in a single
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