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 8 Symbols
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 A “symbol” is an object with a unique name.  This chapter describes
 symbols, their components, their property lists, and how they are
 created and interned.  Separate chapters describe the use of symbols as
DONTPRINTYET  variables and as function names; see Variables, and *noteDONTPRINTYET DONTPRINTYET  variables and as function names; see Variables, and 
 Functions.  For the precise read syntax for symbols, see *noteSymbol
DONTPRINTYET DONTPRINTYET  variables and as function names; see Variables, and 
 Functions.  For the precise read syntax for symbols, see Symbol

 Type.
 
    You can test whether an arbitrary Lisp object is a symbol with
 ‘symbolp’:
 
  -- Function: symbolp object
      This function returns ‘t’ if OBJECT is a symbol, ‘nil’ otherwise.
 

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· Symbol Components        Symbols have names, values, function definitions
                                and property lists.
· Definitions              A definition says how a symbol will be used.
· Creating Symbols         How symbols are kept unique.
· Symbol Properties        Each symbol has a property list
                                for recording miscellaneous information.
 

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