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 <p>See http://71.174.62.16/Demo/AnnoStd for details about the language.</p>
-<p>MUMPS has one data type (strings). A variable can be unsubscripted or not, and the subscripted variables form a
+<p>MUMPS has two data types (strings and objects). A variable can be unsubscripted or not, and the subscripted variables form a
-sparse n-tree. MUMPS doesn't have arrays, but you can create a tree that only has one level of branching. Similarly, while the language doesn't have lists, you can mimic lists by creating strings with a consistent character (or string) between each entry.</p>
+sparse n-tree. MUMPS doesn't have traditional arrays, but you can create a tree that can have unlimited levels of branching. Similarly, while the language doesn't have lists, you can mimic lists by creating strings with a consistent character (or string) separating the entries.</p>