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Allegro CL |
ANSI Common Lisp 1 Introduction
1.6 Language Extensions
A language extension is any documented implementation-defined behavior of a defined name in this standard that varies from the behavior described in this standard, or a documented consequence of a situation that the standard specifies as undefined, unspecified, or extendable by the implementation. For example, if this standard says that "the results are unspecified," an extension would be to specify the results. If the correct behavior of a program depends on the results provided by an extension, only implementations with the same extension will execute the program correctly. Note that such a program might be non-conforming. Also, if this standard says that "an implementation may be extended," a conforming, but possibly non-portable, program can be written using an extension. An implementation can have extensions, provided they do not alter the behavior of conforming code and provided they are not explicitly prohibited by this standard.
The term "extension" refers only to extensions available upon startup. An implementation is free to allow or prohibit redefinition of an extension. The following list contains specific guidance to implementations concerning certain types of extensions.
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