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Is it close paren, closed paren, or closing paren?

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parentheses

lisp

What are the correct terms for ( and ) in Lisp?

  • open paren
  • opening paren
  • closing paren
  • closed paren
  • close paren

Are they all accepted terms?

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Le Curious Avatar asked Oct 02 '13 16:10

Le Curious

1 Answers

The Common Lisp Hyperspec calls them:

SP06 ( left parenthesis, or open parenthesis
SP07 ) right parenthesis, or close parenthesis

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Doug Currie Avatar answered Nov 15 '22 03:11

Doug Currie
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