@c -*-texinfo-*-
@c This is part of the GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual.
-@c Copyright (C) 1990-1995, 1998-1999, 2001-2013 Free Software
+@c Copyright (C) 1990-1995, 1998-1999, 2001-2015 Free Software
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@c See the file elisp.texi for copying conditions.
@node Symbols
@section Symbol Components
@cindex symbol components
- Each symbol has four components (or ``cells''), each of which
+ Each symbol has four components (or cells), each of which
references another object:
@table @asis
@cindex obarray
@cindex bucket (in obarray)
When the Lisp reader encounters a symbol, it reads all the characters
-of the name. Then it ``hashes'' those characters to find an index in a
+of the name. Then it hashes those characters to find an index in a
table called an @dfn{obarray}. Hashing is an efficient method of
looking something up. For example, instead of searching a telephone
book cover to cover when looking up Jan Jones, you start with the J's
should be enabled in menus. @xref{Simple Menu Items}.
@item mode-class
-If the value is @code{special}, the named major mode is ``special''.
+If the value is @code{special}, the named major mode is special.
@xref{Major Mode Conventions}.
@item permanent-local