diff --git a/harbour/include/hbapi.h b/harbour/include/hbapi.h
index 9f1bb30491..220090724d 100644
--- a/harbour/include/hbapi.h
+++ b/harbour/include/hbapi.h
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ struct hb_struString
 {
    ULONG length;
    char * value;
-   BOOL bPcode;         /* it is a string created from the pcode */
+   BOOL bStatic;        /* it is a static string from pcode or from a C string */
    USHORT * puiHolders; /* number of holders of this string */
 };
 
@@ -607,4 +607,4 @@ extern char * hb_getenv( const char * name );
 }
 #endif
 
-#endif /* HB_APIEXT_H_ */
+#endif /* HB_APIEXT_H_ */
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diff --git a/harbour/source/vm/debug.c b/harbour/source/vm/debug.c
index d19e5e9448..084c3826a1 100644
--- a/harbour/source/vm/debug.c
+++ b/harbour/source/vm/debug.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ static void AddToArray( PHB_ITEM pItem, PHB_ITEM pReturn, ULONG ulPos )
       pTemp->type = HB_IT_STRING;
       pTemp->item.asString.length = strlen( pItem->item.asSymbol.value->szName ) + 2;
       pTemp->item.asString.value = ( char * ) hb_xgrab( pTemp->item.asString.length + 1 );
-      pTemp->item.asString.bPcode = FALSE;
+      pTemp->item.asString.bStatic = FALSE;
 
       sprintf( pTemp->item.asString.value, "[%s]", pItem->item.asSymbol.value->szName );
 
@@ -224,4 +224,4 @@ HB_FUNC( __VMVARLSET )
       pBase = hb_stack.pItems + ( *pBase )->item.asSymbol.stackbase;
 
    hb_itemCopy( *(pBase + 1 + hb_parni( 2 )), *(hb_stack.pBase + 4) );
-}
+}
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diff --git a/harbour/source/vm/hvm.c b/harbour/source/vm/hvm.c
index 48ad5c24ec..af136d6d99 100644
--- a/harbour/source/vm/hvm.c
+++ b/harbour/source/vm/hvm.c
@@ -3830,7 +3830,7 @@ void hb_vmPushString( char * szText, ULONG length )
    pStackTopItem->type = HB_IT_STRING;
    pStackTopItem->item.asString.length = length;
    pStackTopItem->item.asString.value  = szTemp;
-   pStackTopItem->item.asString.bPcode = FALSE;
+   pStackTopItem->item.asString.bStatic = FALSE;
    pStackTopItem->item.asString.puiHolders = ( USHORT * ) hb_xgrab( sizeof( USHORT ) );
    *( pStackTopItem->item.asString.puiHolders ) = 1;
    hb_stackPush();
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ void hb_vmPushStringPcode( char * szText, ULONG length )
    pStackTopItem->type = HB_IT_STRING;
    pStackTopItem->item.asString.length = length;
    pStackTopItem->item.asString.value  = szText;
-   pStackTopItem->item.asString.bPcode = TRUE;
+   pStackTopItem->item.asString.bStatic = TRUE;
    hb_stackPush();
 }
 
@@ -4866,4 +4866,4 @@ HB_FUNC( __OPGETPRF ) /* profiler: It returns an array with an opcode called and
       hb_stornl( hb_ulOpcodesCalls[ ulOpcode ], -1, 1 );
       hb_stornl( hb_ulOpcodesTime[ ulOpcode ],  -1, 2 );
    }
-}
+}
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diff --git a/harbour/source/vm/itemapi.c b/harbour/source/vm/itemapi.c
index c5bec1b84f..20821b291a 100644
--- a/harbour/source/vm/itemapi.c
+++ b/harbour/source/vm/itemapi.c
@@ -199,13 +199,13 @@ PHB_ITEM hb_itemPutC( PHB_ITEM pItem, char * szText )
    {
       pItem->item.asString.length = 0;
       pItem->item.asString.value  = "";
-      pItem->item.asString.bPcode = TRUE;
+      pItem->item.asString.bStatic = TRUE;
    }
    else
    {
       pItem->item.asString.length = strlen( szText );
       pItem->item.asString.value = ( char * ) hb_xgrab( pItem->item.asString.length + 1 );
-      pItem->item.asString.bPcode = FALSE;
+      pItem->item.asString.bStatic = FALSE;
       pItem->item.asString.puiHolders = ( USHORT * ) hb_xgrab( sizeof( USHORT ) );
       * ( pItem->item.asString.puiHolders ) = 1;
       strcpy( pItem->item.asString.value, szText );
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ PHB_ITEM hb_itemPutCConst( PHB_ITEM pItem, char * szText )
       pItem = hb_itemNew( NULL );
 
    pItem->type = HB_IT_STRING;
-   pItem->item.asString.bPcode = TRUE;
+   pItem->item.asString.bStatic = TRUE;
 
    if( szText == NULL )
    {
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ PHB_ITEM hb_itemPutCConst( PHB_ITEM pItem, char * szText )
       pItem->item.asString.length = strlen( szText );
       pItem->item.asString.value  = szText;
    }
-   
+
    return pItem;
 }
 
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ PHB_ITEM hb_itemPutCL( PHB_ITEM pItem, char * szText, ULONG ulLen )
    {
       pItem->item.asString.length = 0;
       pItem->item.asString.value  = "";
-      pItem->item.asString.bPcode = TRUE;
+      pItem->item.asString.bStatic = TRUE;
    }
    else
    {
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ PHB_ITEM hb_itemPutCL( PHB_ITEM pItem, char * szText, ULONG ulLen )
       pItem->item.asString.value = ( char * ) hb_xgrab( ulLen + 1 );
       hb_xmemcpy( pItem->item.asString.value, szText, ulLen );
       pItem->item.asString.value[ ulLen ] = '\0';
-      pItem->item.asString.bPcode = FALSE;
+      pItem->item.asString.bStatic = FALSE;
       pItem->item.asString.puiHolders = ( USHORT * ) hb_xgrab( sizeof( USHORT ) );
       * ( pItem->item.asString.puiHolders ) = 1;
    }
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ PHB_ITEM hb_itemPutCPtr( PHB_ITEM pItem, char * szText, ULONG ulLen )
    pItem->item.asString.length = ulLen;
    pItem->item.asString.value = szText;
    pItem->item.asString.value[ ulLen ] = '\0';
-   pItem->item.asString.bPcode = FALSE;
+   pItem->item.asString.bStatic = FALSE;
    pItem->item.asString.puiHolders = ( USHORT * ) hb_xgrab( sizeof( USHORT ) );
    * ( pItem->item.asString.puiHolders ) = 1;
 
@@ -835,7 +835,7 @@ void hb_itemClear( PHB_ITEM pItem )
 
    if( HB_IS_STRING( pItem ) )
    {
-      if( pItem->item.asString.bPcode )
+      if( pItem->item.asString.bStatic )
          pItem->item.asString.value = NULL;
       else
       {
@@ -876,7 +876,7 @@ void hb_itemCopy( PHB_ITEM pDest, PHB_ITEM pSource )
 
    memcpy( pDest, pSource, sizeof( HB_ITEM ) );
 
-   if( HB_IS_STRING( pSource ) && ! pSource->item.asString.bPcode )
+   if( HB_IS_STRING( pSource ) && ! pSource->item.asString.bStatic )
    {
       ++*( pSource->item.asString.puiHolders );
    }
@@ -1311,4 +1311,4 @@ PHB_ITEM hb_itemValToStr( PHB_ITEM pItem )
       hb_xfree( buffer );
 
    return pResult;
-}
+}
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