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26.1 Glossary Notation

Each entry in this glossary has the following parts:

In addition, some terms have idiomatic usage in the Common Lisp community which is not shared by other communities, or which is not technically correct. Definitions labeled “Idiom.” represent such idiomatic usage; these definitions are sometimes followed by an explanatory note.

Words in this font are words with entries in the glossary. Words in example sentences do not follow this convention.

When an ambiguity arises, the longest matching substring has precedence. For example, “complex float” refers to a single glossary entry for “complex float” rather than the combined meaning of the glossary terms “complex” and “float.”

Subscript notation, as in “something[n]” means that the nth definition of “something” is intended. This notation is used only in situations where the context might be insufficient to disambiguate.

The following are abbreviations used in the glossary:

AbbreviationMeaning


adj. adjective
adv. adverb
ANSI compatible with one or more ANSI standards
Comp. computers
Idiom. idiomatic
IEEE compatible with one or more IEEE standards
ISO compatible with one or more ISO standards
Math. mathematics
Trad. traditional
n. noun
v. verb
v.t. transitive verb