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<h3 class="section">7.34 <code>.desc </code><var>symbol</var><code>, </code><var>abs-expression</var></h3>
<p><a name="index-_0040code_007bdesc_007d-directive-299"></a><a name="index-COFF-symbol-descriptor-300"></a><a name="index-symbol-descriptor_002c-COFF-301"></a>This directive sets the descriptor of the symbol (see <a href="Symbol-Attributes.html#Symbol-Attributes">Symbol Attributes</a>)
to the low 16 bits of an absolute expression.
<p>The <span class="samp">.desc</span> directive is not available when <span class="command">as</span> is
configured for COFF output; it is only for <code>a.out</code> or <code>b.out</code>
object format. For the sake of compatibility, <span class="command">as</span> accepts
it, but produces no output, when configured for COFF.
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