A computer programming language that is primarily used for list processing, recursion, and character string manipulation. Note: LISP is derived from “list processing.” See also character string, computer program, programming language, language, list processing, processing, recursion.
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Weik, M.H. (2000). LISP. In: Computer Science and Communications Dictionary. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-0613-6_10396
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