"Scheme" meaning in English

See Scheme in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /skiːm/ Audio: en-us-scheme.ogg
Rhymes: -iːm Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Scheme
  1. A programming language, one of the two major dialects of Lisp. Wikipedia link: scheme (programming language) Categories (topical): Computer languages Derived forms: Schemer
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