What is a fully qualified name?

An identifier that uses the scope resolution operator is a qualified name as per [expr.prim.id.qual]. Otherwise it is unqualified.

The standard doesn’t define the meaning of fully qualified, but it does mention it in [library]/[requirements]/[organization]/[contents] which says (quote from standard draft)

Whenever a name x defined in the standard library is mentioned, the name x is assumed to be fully qualified as ::std::x, unless explicitly described otherwise.
For example, if the Effects: element for library function F is described as calling library function G, the function ::std::G is meant.

Wikipedia defines Fully qualified name:

In computer programming, a fully qualified name is an unambiguous name that specifies which object, function, or variable a call refers to without regard to the context of the call

Only a name qualified starting from the global namespace is unambiguous without context. This is the common usage.

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