What's the meaning of the PHP Token Name T_PAAMAYIM_NEKUDOTAYIM
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What's the story behind the ::'s sometimes token name 
T_PAAMAYIM_NEKUDOTAYIM 
I'm mainly interested in knowing if
- This is an abbreviation for something else
 - This is a phrase in a language other than English, and if so what's the language and what's a rough translation
 - This is some obscure-to-me programming term
 - Drunk Developers
 
Thanks!
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