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open
n. Abbreviation for open (or left) parenthesis used when necessary to eliminate oral ambiguity. To read aloud the LISP form (DEFUN FOO (X) (PLUS X 1)) one might say: Open defun foo, open eks close, open, plus eks one, close close.