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Clojure

Clojure proper noun: a dialect of the Lisp programming language that runs on the JVM.

Proper noun

Clojure

  1. A dialect of the Lisp programming language that runs on the JVM.
    • Allowing variable capture when we really, really want it makes Clojure's macro system technically more dangerous than hygienic systems.2014, Colin Jones, Mastering Clojure Macros: Write Cleaner, Faster, Smarter Code, Pragmatic Bookshelf, →ISBN

Origin of Clojure

From closure, respelled with the letter J from Java.

Questions about Clojure

What does Clojure mean?
Clojure means a dialect of the Lisp programming language that runs on the JVM.
What part of speech is Clojure?
Clojure is a proper noun.

Words near Clojure in the dictionary

  1. cloistre
  2. cloistres
  3. cloistress
  4. cloistresses
  5. cloit
  6. Clojure
  7. cloke
  8. cloked
  9. clokes
  10. cloking
  11. clom

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