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readtable

readtable noun: in Lisp and related languages, a data structure specifying how text characters are to be interpreted syntactically.

Noun

readtable (plural readtables)

  1. In Lisp and related languages, a data structure specifying how text characters are to be interpreted syntactically.

Forms of readtable

pluralreadtables

Origin of readtable

From read + table.

Questions about readtable

What does readtable mean?
Readtable means in Lisp and related languages, a data structure specifying how text characters are to be interpreted syntactically.
What part of speech is readtable?
Readtable is a noun.
What is the plural of readtable?
The plural of readtable is readtables.

Words near readtable in the dictionary

  1. readsorbs
  2. readsorption
  3. readsorptions
  4. readst
  5. Readstown
  6. readtable
  7. readtables
  8. readthrough
  9. readthroughs
  10. Readus
  11. Readuses

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