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@print{} 4 4
@end example
+As a side note, sorting the array indices before traversing
+the array has been reported to add 15% to 20% overhead to the
+execution time of @command{awk} programs. For this reason,
+sorted array traversal is not the default.
+@c The @command{gawk}
+@c maintainers believe that only the people who wish to use a
+@c feature should have to pay for it.
+
@node Delete
@section The @code{delete} Statement
@cindex @code{delete} statement