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### 7.43 `.equ` symbol`,` expression

This directive sets the value of symbol to expression. It is synonymous with ‘`.set`’; see `.set`.

The syntax for `equ` on the HPPA is ‘`symbol .equ expression`’.

The syntax for `equ` on the Z80 is ‘`symbol equ expression`’. On the Z80 it is an eror if symbol is already defined, but the symbol is not protected from later redefinition. Compare Equiv.