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<P><A NAME="whitespace"><B>whitespace</B></A> <I>n.</I> 1. one or more <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_c.htm#character"><I>characters</I></A> that are either the <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_g.htm#graphic"><I>graphic</I></A> <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_c.htm#character"><I>character</I></A> <TT>#\Space</TT> or else <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_n.htm#non-graphic"><I>non-graphic</I></A> characters such as <TT>#\Newline</TT> that only move the print position. 2. a. <I>n.</I> the <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_s.htm#syntax_type"><I>syntax type</I></A> of a <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_c.htm#character"><I>character</I></A> that is a <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_t.htm#token"><I>token</I></A> separator. For details, see <A REL=CHILD HREF="02_adg.htm">Section 2.1.4.7 (Whitespace Characters)</A>. b. <I>adj.</I> (of a <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_c.htm#character"><I>character</I></A>) having the <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="#whitespace"><I>whitespace</I></A>[2a] <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_s.htm#syntax_type"><I>syntax type</I></A>[2]. c. <I>n.</I> a <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="#whitespace"><I>whitespace</I></A>[2b] <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_c.htm#character"><I>character</I></A>. <P>
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<P><A NAME="wild"><B>wild</B></A> <I>adj.</I> 1. (of a <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_n.htm#namestring"><I>namestring</I></A>) using an <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_i.htm#implementation-defined"><I>implementation-defined</I></A> syntax for naming files, which might ``match'' any of possibly several possible <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_f.htm#filename"><I>filenames</I></A>, and which can therefore be used to refer to the aggregate of the <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_f.htm#file"><I>files</I></A> named by those <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_f.htm#filename"><I>filenames</I></A>. 2. (of a <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_p.htm#pathname"><I>pathname</I></A>) a structured representation of a name which might ``match'' any of possibly several <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_p.htm#pathname"><I>pathnames</I></A>, and which can therefore be used to refer to the aggregate of the <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_f.htm#file"><I>files</I></A> named by those <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_p.htm#pathname"><I>pathnames</I></A>. The set of <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="#wild"><I>wild</I></A> <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_p.htm#pathname"><I>pathnames</I></A> includes, but is not restricted to, <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_p.htm#pathname"><I>pathnames</I></A> which have a component which is <TT>:wild</TT>, or which have a directory component which contains <TT>:wild</TT> or <TT>:wild-inferors</TT>. See the <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_f.htm#function"><I>function</I></A> <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="f_wild_p.htm#wild-pathname-p"><B>wild-pathname-p</B></A>. <P>
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<P><A NAME="write"><B>write</B></A> <I>v.t.</I> 1. (a <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_b.htm#binding"><I>binding</I></A> or <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_s.htm#slot"><I>slot</I></A> or component) to change the <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_v.htm#value"><I>value</I></A> of the <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_b.htm#binding"><I>binding</I></A> or <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_s.htm#slot"><I>slot</I></A>. 2. (an <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_o.htm#object"><I>object</I></A> to a <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_s.htm#stream"><I>stream</I></A>) to output a representation of the <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_o.htm#object"><I>object</I></A> to the <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_s.htm#stream"><I>stream</I></A>. <P>
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<P><A NAME="writer"><B>writer</B></A> <I>n.</I> a <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_f.htm#function"><I>function</I></A> that <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="#write"><I>writes</I></A>[1] a <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_v.htm#variable"><I>variable</I></A> or <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_s.htm#slot"><I>slot</I></A>. <P>
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