$age_of_hash->{Sam}; #### $h_age_of->{Sam} #### $H_age_of->{Sam} $L_items->[2] #### my %data_from; # File? Measurement? Experiment? etc. my %height_of; # Furniture? Object? Person? etc. my %results_list_for; # the keys could be almost anything #### $data_from_measurement{measurement->label()} $height_of_furniture{$old_furniture} $results_list_for_file{$file_path}