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Contranascence

Contranascence occurs when two components must agree on different names.

Example

  
int i;
...
int j;


 ==>

  
int i;
...
int i;  // oops!

Example

  
interface Pump {
    void draw();
}
interface Icon {
    void draw();
}
class PumpIcon 
    implements Pump, Shape
{
    void draw () {
        // Which version of draw is this???
    }
}

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