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gensym
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2014-04-26 11:54:15 -04:00
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/jensim/ [from MacLISP for generated symbol ] 1. v. To invent a new name for
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something temporary, in such a way that the name is almost certainly not in
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conflict with one already in use. 2. n. The resulting name. The canonical
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form of a gensym is Gnnnn where nnnn represents a number; any LISP hacker
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would recognize G0093 (for example) as a gensym. 3. A freshly generated data
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structure with a gensymmed name. Gensymmed names are useful for storing or
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uniquely identifying crufties (see cruft ).
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