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<H2><A NAME=SECTION00653000000000000000>2.5.3. Bit-Vectors</A></H2>
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A bit-vector can be written as the sequence of bits contained in the
string, preceded by <tt>#*</tt>; any delimiter character, such as whitespace,
will terminate the bit-vector syntax.
For example:
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#*10110 ;A five-bit bit-vector; bit 0 is a 1
#* ;An empty bit-vector
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The bits notated following the <tt>#*</tt>, taken from left to right,
occupy locations within the bit-vector with increasing indices.
The leftmost notated bit is bit-vector element number 0, the next one
is element number 1, and so on.
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The function <tt>prin1</tt> will print any bit-vector (not just a simple one)
using this syntax, but the function <tt>read</tt> will always construct
a simple bit-vector when it reads this syntax.
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