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Template variable specification
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.. table::

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    Variable name        Type                        Description
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    mcdecoder            :code:`McDecoder`           Root element of decoder model.
    machine              :code:`MachineDecoder`      Decoding information about machine.
                                                     Shorthand for :code:`mcdecoder.machine`
    machine_decoder      :code:`MachineDecoder`      Decoding information about machine.
                                                     Shorthand for :code:`mcdecoder.machine`.

                                                     Deprecated and will be removed in version 1.0
    instructions         Sequence of                 Decoding information about instructions.
                         :code:`InstructionDecoder`  Shorthand for :code:`mcdecoder.instructions`
    instruction_decoders Sequence of                 Decoding information about instructions.
                         :code:`InstructionDecoder`  Shorthand for :code:`mcdecoder.instructions`.

                                                     Deprecated and will be removed in version 1.0
    ns                   string                      Namespace prefix for generated codes.
                                                     Shorthand for :code:`mcdecoder.namespace_prefix`
    extras               any (user-specific)         User-defined data for the global scope.
                                                     Shorthand for :code:`mcdecoder.extras`
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See :doc:`spec_mcdecoder_model`
to understand the types of template variables.