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LISP program

LISP program

6.0
A set of instructions for a computer written in LISP
  • noun
  • /lɪsp ˈprɒɡræm/
  • Specialized
translation icon : programa de LISP
  • Have you ever created a LISP program?

Examples

  • He wrote a LISP program to automate the data analysis tasks.

  • Debugging a LISP program requires understanding both the syntax and the logic.

  • The university teaches students how to create a basic LISP program in the introductory AI course.

  • I wrote a LISP program to automate my tasks.

  • He developed a LISP program that can solve complex mathematical problems.

  • The team showcased their latest LISP program at the tech conference, impressing the audience with its capabilities.

  • To automate data analysis, she wrote a LISP program that processes information efficiently.

How Complex

software system
  • Specialized
3 3.4
application
  • Specialized
326 3.9
LISP program
  • Specialized
6.0
script
  • Specialized
70 3.6
snippet
36 4.8

Surface Forms

LISP program singular
LISP programs plural

Morphology

LISP + program

The meaning is directly compositional: 'LISP' names a programming language and 'program' denotes coded instructions, so together they refer to a program written in LISP. This noun–noun compound follows standard English composition and would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituent words (assuming they recognise 'LISP' as a language name).

Etymology

LISP program comes from the name LISP, short for 'LISt Processor', because the language was created to work with lists. In LISP, code is written as lots of lists (groups of items in round brackets), so a LISP program is literally a set of lists, and that's why it means 'a computer program written in the LISP language'.