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[R] Stop masking base R functions/rethink namespacing #21953

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The package startup message about masking base functions can be scary. We should avoid masking base functions without a compelling reason (i.e. let's do arrow_array() instead of array(), arrow_table()). The arrow versions do very different things than the base functions; plus, end users shouldn’t be dealing directly with Tables and Arrays, so they don’t need to figure so prominently in the public API of the package.

Reporter: Neal Richardson / @nealrichardson
Assignee: Neal Richardson / @nealrichardson

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Note: This issue was originally created as ARROW-5505. Please see the migration documentation for further details.

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