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-%%% $Id: codeConventions.tex,v 1.15 2004-04-23 21:57:43 eugene Exp $
+%%% $Id: codeConventions.tex,v 1.16 2004-08-27 23:45:05 price Exp $
 \documentclass[panstarrs]{panstarrs}
 
@@ -971,4 +971,9 @@
 confuse this use of \code{static} with its usage to make
 auto-variables within a function persistent.
+
+A name (whether of a variable, a function, or a type) shall start
+\code{ps} (or \code{p_ps}) if and only if it is visible at global
+scope.  The distinction is that \code{p_ps} names are not part of the
+documented APIs, but need to be exposed for some reason.
 
 \subsection{Constants}