h3	.area

pre		.area <name>

p	Switch to the code or data segment <name>. The following code will be stored in the segment <name>. You can switch between segments any time you like, appending some code here and appending some code there.

p	Equivalent to

pre	#code <name>
	#data <name>
	
p	except that it does not check the segment type. (data/code)

p.b	Example:

pre	; define some uninitialized variables:
		.area _DATA
	_bu1::
		.ds 10
	_bu2::
		.ds 10
	 
	; define some initialized variables:	
		.area _INITIALIZED
	_str3::
		.ds 10
	_a_counter::
		.ds 2
	 
	; define some executable code:	
		.area _CODE
	_Intr:
		exx
		ex af,af'
		ld	hl,#_a_counter
		inc	(hl)
		jr	NZ,00103$
		inc	hl
		inc	(hl)
		...