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    what is namespace std

    i know using namespace std; is important to wite as it contain cout,cin,etc........but is that namespace std is contained inside iostream header file OR iostream header file is contained inside namespace std .......i am totally confused...help
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    There's an FAQ entry here on C++ namespaces.
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