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area[11]=23
area[13]=37
area[51]=UFOs

# Array members need not be consecutive or contiguous.

# Some members of the array can be left uninitialized.
# Gaps in the array are okay.
# In fact, arrays with sparse data ("sparse arrays")
#+ are useful in spreadsheet-processing software.


echo -n "area[11] = "
echo ${area[11]} # {curly brackets} needed.

echo -n "area[13] = "
echo ${area[13]}

echo "Contents of area[51] are ${area[51]}."

# Contents of uninitialized array variable print blank (null variable).
echo -n "area[43] = "
echo ${area[43]}
echo "(area[43] unassigned)"