gensym
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Definition of gensym word
- noun Technical meaning of gensym (library) /jen'sim/ (From the MacLISP for "generated symbol") To invent a new name for something temporary, in such a way that the name is almost certainly not in conflict with one already in use. The canonical form of a gensym is "Gnnnn" where nnnn represents a number; any LISP hacker would recognise G0093 (for example) as a gensym. Gensymmed names are useful for storing or uniquely identifying crufties. 1
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Parts of speech for Gensym
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adjective
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preposition
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determiner
exclamation
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Matching words
- Words starting with g
- Words starting with ge
- Words starting with gen
- Words starting with gens
- Words starting with gensy
- Words starting with gensym
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