Synchronizing music that appears in multiple playlists.

I just got my new iPhone 3G today, so please forgive me if this is a really basic question
I'm wondering if the iTunes sync software is smart enough to not duplicate songs that are sync'd to the phone. In other words, I have selected multiple playlists to have it sync to my iPhone. If a song appears in multiple playlists, is it going to copy the song file multiple times to the phone, or will it copy it only once and have it appear in the iPhone music library in each relevant playlist?
I'm sure it's the same as iTunes where it doesn't duplicate, but I just want to make sure. My 16GB aren't going to go far
dt

It is the same on your iPhone as with iTunes on your computer.
A song cannot be in a playlist unless the song is in your iTunes library. Placing a song in a playlist does not duplicate or copy the song. The playlist includes a pointer only to the song in your iTunes library. The same applies on your iPhone. A song can be in multiple playlists, but the song is not copied for each playlist. There is only one copy of the song on your iPhone even though the song is available in more than one playlist.

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