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>name-char</B
> <SPAN CLASS="cmssi"
>name</SPAN
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> <A HREF="26_1_Glossary.html#object"
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>(name-char 'space) <SPAN CLASS="cmsy"
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> #\Space
(name-char "space") <SPAN CLASS="cmsy"
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> #\Space
(let ((x (char-name #\a)))
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>char-name</B
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