# 124. Bounds of an allocatable array are preserved when passed to an allocatable, intent(in) or intent(in out) argument.
topic: {ref}`array-arguments`
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The bounds of an allocatable array are preserved when passed to an allocatable, intent(in) or intent(in out) argument in a procedure. The same is true for intent(in) or intent(in out) pointer array arguments.
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