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Typical C++ programs contain many function definitions, each of which contains a sequence of variable declarations, which tell the C++ compiler about the variables you intend to use, and statements, which tell the C++ compiler about the computations to be performed.

Every C++ program must contain a definition for a function named main. When you start a C++ program, that program starts to perform the computations specified in the main function.