derstand the <b>intent</b> 
of the second program because the 
programmer has chosen variable names that reflect the intent of the programmer
regarding what data will be stored in each variable.<br />
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We call these wisely-chosen variable names "mnemonic variable names". The
word <em>mnemonic</em><sup><a name="text6" href="#note6">4</a></sup> 
means "memory aid".
We choose mnemonic variable names to help us remember why we created the variable
in the first place.<br />
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While this all sounds gre