These give C,(G) the structure of a complex +-algebra, The C*-algebra of ¢ is then defined to be the completion of this +-alzebra in a certain norm, and is denoted C'(G). It is a fact that if @ and 7 are isomorphic étale groupoids, then their C*-algebras are isomorphic A partial C*-dynamical system is a quadruple (A.G{Dy}gcc. (@shgcc) such that A is a C*-algebra, G is a group, ({D,y}gea, {9g}geq) is a partial action of G on the set A such that each D, is a closed two-sided ideal of A and each @y is a isomorphism. If wo are given a partial C*-dynamical system as above such that G is a discrete group, then we can form the partial crossed. produet by first considering the +-alzebra of formal finite linear combinations Les Ge such that ag € D, for cach g € G. Here the symbols 6, have no meaning other than placeholders! Addition and sealar multiplication are defined in the obvious way, and multiplication is determined by the rule (a5) (5p) = 8g(B-"(2)6) 5p while the + is determined by (a5,)" = Oy aa" Piya This multiplication is not always associative, but for the cases we consider hero it is, A partial topological dynamical system (XG. {D,}yca.{0y}gc@) with X locally com- pact and Hausdorff gives rise to a partial C*-dynamical system (Go(X)-G. {ColDy) }gce. {Ag }gce) with Gy: ColDy-1) + Ef Dy) HN], = 16,42) and C)(D,) is understood to denote all the functions f ¢ Cy(X) which vanish outside of D,. It is a fact that in this situation, the resulting partial action crossed product is isomorphic to the C*-algebra of the groupoid G 1g X. An important special ease is the situation where XX and cach Dy is compact — in this ease Gq(X) becomes C(X) and each Co( Dy) becomes C(D,). "One may consider instesd the Tinear space of finitely supported functions f from C into A such that Fly) € D,. anv in this case, the element a5, is identified with the function which takes the value a om g and ( elsewhere,