synonym.defining.items

also known as 'q-pointers,' are used in account master dictionaries to point to other files.

The files may be dictionaries or data files within the current, or in other accounts. In general, only the first four attributes are used (attributes 0, 1, 2, and 3).

Attribute 0 (zero) is the item-id of the synonym.

Attribute 1 (one) is called the 'd/code' attribute. It contains the character 'q' to indicate that the current item is a synonym-defining item.

Attribute 2 is the name of the account (md) where the item-id of the file named in attribute 3 resides. If the account name is not specified, the current account md where the synonym-defining item resides is used.

Attribute 3 is the name of the file to which the item points. If the file name is no specified, then the item-id of

Essentially, a 'q-pointer' defines a pathway to a file which typically resides in another account. A 'q-pointer' may reference any file in the system, including those within the same account.

Pick also provides dynamic file 'paths', which prevent having to create a 'q-pointer' to simply look at a file elsewhere in the system.