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ANSI Common Lisp  3 Evaluation and Compilation 3.4 Lambda Lists 3.4.4 Macro Lambda Lists
3.4.4.1 Destructuring by Lambda Lists
Anywhere in a macro lambda list where a parameter
name can appear, and where ordinary lambda list syntax
(as described in Section 3.4.1 Ordinary Lambda Lists) does not
otherwise allow a list, a destructuring lambda list
can appear in place
of the parameter name. When this is done, then the argument
that would match the parameter is treated as a (possibly dotted) list,
to be used as an argument list for satisfying the
parameters in the embedded lambda list.
This is known as destructuring.
Destructuring is the process of decomposing a compound object into
its component parts, using an abbreviated, declarative syntax, rather
than writing it out by hand using the primitive component-accessing
functions. Each component part is bound to a variable.
A destructuring operation requires an object to be decomposed,
a pattern that specifies what components are to be extracted, and the names
of the variables whose values are to be the components.
3.4.4.1.1 Data-directed Destructuring by Lambda Lists
3.4.4.1.2 Lambda-list-directed Destructuring by Lambda Lists
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