"Lisp" meaning in English

See Lisp in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Lisps [plural], LISP [alternative]
Etymology: Contraction of list processing. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Lisps}} Lisp (plural Lisps)
  1. A functional programming language with a distinctive parenthesized syntax, much used in artificial intelligence. Hyponyms: 3-Lisp Derived forms: Lisper, Lispish Related terms: symbolic expression

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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