Editing Symbol table (section)

==Description==
The minimum information contained in a symbol table used by a translator and [[intermediate representation]] (IR) includes the symbol's name and its location or address. For a compiler targeting a platform with a concept of [[relocatability (computing)|relocatability]], it will also contain relocatability attributes (absolute, relocatable, etc.) and needed relocation information for relocatable symbols. Symbol tables for [[high-level programming language]]s may store the symbol's type: string, integer, floating-point, etc., its size, and its dimensions and its bounds. Not all of this information is included in the output file, but may be provided for use in [[debugging]]. In many cases, the symbol's [[cross-reference]] information is stored with or linked to the symbol table. Most compilers print some or all of this information in symbol table and cross-reference listings at the end of translation.{{sfn|Copper|Torczon|2011|p=253}}