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@@ -2021,8 +2021,23 @@ End conditional input; see
Paddable non-breaking space character.
.It Ic \e0
Digit width space character.
-.It Ic \eA\(aq Ns Ar string Ns Ic \(aq
-Anchor definition; ignored by
+.It Ic \eA\(aq Ns Ar name Ns Ic \(aq
+Interpolate
+.Sq 1
+if
+.Ar name
+is a syntactically valid identifier that can be used
+as a name for a macro or user-defined string, or
+.Sq 0
+otherwise.
+This is a thoroughly non-portable groff extension.
+Heirloom troff uses the same escape sequence with the same syntax
+for a completely different purpose,
+defining a hyperlink target position, also called an
+.Dq anchor ,
+with the given
+.Ar name .
+The Heirloom semantics is not supported by
.Xr mandoc 1 .
.It Ic \ea
Leader character; ignored by