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 =head2 Working with SVs
 
 An SV can be created and loaded with one command.  There are four types of
-values that can be loaded: an integer value (IV), a double (NV), a string,
-(PV), and another scalar (SV).
+values that can be loaded: an integer value (IV), a double (NV),
+a string (PV), and another scalar (SV).
 
 The six routines are:
 
@@ -1317,6 +1317,21 @@ destination starting points.  Perl will move, copy, or zero out C<number>
 instances of the size of the C<type> data structure (using the C<sizeof>
 function).
 
+Here is a handy table of equivalents between ordinary C and Perl's
+memory abstraction layer:
+
+    Instead Of:                Use:
+
+    malloc                     New
+    calloc                     Newz
+    realloc                    Renew
+    memcopy                    Copy
+    memmove                    Move
+    free                       Safefree
+    strdup                     savepv
+    strndup                    savepvn (Hey, strndup doesn't exist!)
+    memcpy/*(struct foo *)    StructCopy
+
 =head2 PerlIO
 
 The most recent development releases of Perl has been experimenting with