cons
English
Noun
cons
- plural of con
Etymology 2
Abbreviation of construct.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑnz/, /ˈkɑns/
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Noun
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Diagram for the list (42 69 613). The car of the first cons is 42, and the cdr points the next cons. The list has three conses.
cons (plural conses)
- (computing) A data structure in LISP that is a pair of pointers, car and cdr, used mainly for lists.
Synonyms
- cons cell
Related terms
- car
- cdr
- list
- LISP
Verb
cons (third-person singular simple present conses, present participle consing, simple past and past participle consed)
- (computing) To obtain a list from a cons or a nesting of conses; to prepend an element to a list by forming a cons of that element and the list; to obtain a list from a smaller one by repeated application of such kind of prepending.
- In addition to specifying the whole list at once using square brackets and commas, you can build them up piece by piece using the (:) operator. This process is often referred to as consing.WB
Verb
cons
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of con
Anagrams
- CNOs, NCOs, NOCs, OCNs, ONCs, ONSC
Catalan
Noun
cons
- plural of con
French
Noun
cons m
- plural of con