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 | This is the JargonFile (V4.00) entry for open - Next: Open DeathTrap, Prev: op |
| :open: /n./ Abbreviation for open (or left) parenthesis --- used when necessary to eliminate oral ambiguity. To read aloud the LISP form (DEFUN FOO (X) (PLUS X 1)) one might say: "Open defun foo, open eks close, open, plus eks one, close close." | |
| * (text is auto-included via JargonExtension by mutante using jargon with VERSION 4.0.0, 24 JUL 1996 - JargonFile by Eric S. Raymond is in the public domain) | |
