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@@ -796,7 +796,9 @@ In general, names should be in camel case (e.g. ``TextFileReader`` and
As an exception, classes that mimic STL classes can have member names in STL's
style of lower-case words separated by underscores (e.g. ``begin()``,
-``push_back()``, and ``empty()``).
+``push_back()``, and ``empty()``). Classes that provide multiple
+iterators should add a singular prefix to ``begin()`` and ``end()``
+(e.g. ``global_begin()`` and ``use_begin()``).
Here are some examples of good and bad names: