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CDR DOWN [1 record]

Record 1 1998-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Informatics
DEF

To skip past the first item from a list of things.

CONT

"Shall we cdr down the agenda?" Silly.

OBS

Generalized from the LISP operation on binary tree structures, which returns a list consisting of all but the first element of its argument.

OBS

In the form cdr down, to trace down a list of elements.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Informatique
DEF

Sauter le premier article d'une liste.

CONT

Pouvons-nous cdr down [consulter] l'agenda?

OBS

Généralisation d'une opération en LISP sur les structures arborescentes binaire. Cette opération renvoie une liste intégrale à l'exception du premier élément de son argument.

OBS

Dans la forme cdr down, examiner, consulter une liste d'éléments.

Spanish

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