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[dcl.array] Clarify that arrays do not have extra padding. #4061

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\end{note}

\pnum
An object of type ``array of \tcode{N} \tcode{U}'' contains
An object of type ``array of \tcode{N} \tcode{U}'' consists of
a contiguously allocated non-empty set
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Is «contiguously allocated» normative? If not, could it be fixed editorially in this PR or it should be a separate PR?

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What's wrong with "contiguously allocated"?

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I've thought we agreed in core reflector that it is not normative, like the wording about how member subobjects are allocated.

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I don't remember. Do you have a pointer?

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https://lists.isocpp.org/core/2020/01/8112.php

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The participation on the core reflector was low for this question. I'd like to restrict this pull request to the obvious fix "contains" -> "consists of".

of \tcode{N} subobjects of type \tcode{U},
known as the \defnx{elements}{array!element} of the array,
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