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Pattern: re-used as a fill, can be used to fill any number of shapes - does not display when called as
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<use height="100%" width="100%" id="someUID" xlink:href="#def-pattern" y="0" x="0" />Symbol: can be repeated multiple times in the document and WILL display when called as
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<use height="100%" width="100%" id="otherUID" xlink:href="#def-symbol" y="0" x="0" />can easily be reused within other symbols to create more advanced symbol objects