LABEL            Create Variable or Label                      MASM Directive
 
  name      LABEL     type
 
    Creates a new variable or label, assigning the current location
    counter to it.
 
       Notes:     Name must not be previously defined.
 
                  Type may be BYTE, WORD, DWORD, QWORD, TBYTE, NEAR, FAR,
                  or the name of a valid structure type.
 
  -------------------------------- Example ---------------------------------
 
           BYTE_BUFFER    LABEL     BYTE
           WORD_BUFFER    DW        512 dup (?)
 
    The 1024-byte (512 words) buffer can be addressed as a 512-byte WORD
    buffer using WORD_BUFFER or a 1024-byte BYTE buffer using BYTE_BUFFER.

Seealso:


 EQU 
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