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Yes, it is. This is called a symbolic reference.

However, it is almost always better to use a hash, unless you are deliberately wanting to manipulate the symbol table. (If you don't understand what that means, you probably don't want to do it.)

If you gave us more info about what you're trying to do, we can give a more in-depth answer.

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