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1.2 Organization of the Document</H2> <P>
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This is a reference document, not a tutorial document. Where possible and convenient, the order of presentation has been chosen so that the more primitive topics precede those that build upon them; however, linear readability has not been a priority. <P>
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This document is divided into chapters by topic. Any given chapter might contain conceptual material, dictionary entries, or both. <P>
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<A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_d.htm#defined_name"><I>Defined names</I></A> within the dictionary portion of a chapter are grouped in a way that brings related topics into physical proximity. Many such groupings were possible, and no deep significance should be inferred from the particular grouping that was chosen. To see <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_d.htm#defined_name"><I>defined names</I></A> grouped alphabetically, consult the index. For a complete list of <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_d.htm#defined_name"><I>defined names</I></A>, see <A REL=CHILD HREF="01_i.htm">Section 1.9 (Symbols in the COMMON-LISP Package)</A>. <P>
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In order to compensate for the sometimes-unordered portions of this document, a glossary has been provided; see <A REL=CHILD HREF="26_.htm">Section 26 (Glossary)</A>. The glossary provides connectivity by providing easy access to definitions of terms, and in some cases by providing examples or cross references to additional conceptual material. <P>
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For information about notational conventions used in this document, see <A REL=CHILD HREF="01_d.htm">Section 1.4 (Definitions)</A>. <P>
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For information about conformance, see <A REL=CHILD HREF="01_e.htm">Section 1.5 (Conformance)</A>. <P>
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For information about extensions and subsets, see <A REL=CHILD HREF="01_f.htm">Section 1.6 (Language Extensions)</A> nd <A REL=CHILD HREF="01_g.htm">Section 1.7 (Language Subsets)</A>. <P>
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For information about how <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_p.htm#program"><I>programs</I></A> in the language are <I>compiled</I> and <I>executed</I>, see <A REL=CHILD HREF="03_.htm">Section 3 (Evaluation and Compilation)</A>. <P>
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For information about data types, see <A REL=CHILD HREF="04_.htm">Section 4 (Types and Classes)</A>. Not all <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_t.htm#type"><I>types</I></A> and <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_c.htm#class"><I>classes</I></A> are defined in this chapter; many are defined in chapter corresponding to their topic--for example, the numeric types are defined in <A REL=CHILD HREF="12_.htm">Section 12 (Numbers)</A>. For a complete list of <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_s.htm#standardized"><I>standardized</I></A> <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_t.htm#type"><I>types</I></A>, see <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="04_bc.htm#standardizedatomictypespecs">Figure 4-2</A>. <P>
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For information about general purpose control and data flow, see <A REL=CHILD HREF="05_.htm">Section 5 (Data and Control Flow)</A> or <A REL=CHILD HREF="06_.htm">Section 6 (Iteration)</A>. <HR>
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