> a := Array( 1 .. 3, 1 .. 4 ): # initialised to 0s > a[1,1] := 1: # assign an element > a[2,3] := 4: # assign an element > a; # display the array [1 0 0 0] [ ] [0 0 4 0] [ ] [0 0 0 0] > a := 'a': # unassign the name > gc(); # force a garbage collection; may or may not actually collect the array, but it will be eventually