Re: Lisp error on function :documentation

[tomas]

On Mon, Oct 17, 2022 at 03:15:21PM +0200, Emanuel Berg wrote:
> Stefan Monnier wrote:
> 
> > OClosures are a generalization of closures where you specify
> > parts which are officially exposed. You can think of them as
> > callable objects.
> 
> Hm, what does "generalization" mean, here?

It means that a regular closure is a special case of an OClosure,
where all slots are hidden. Turning that around, an OClosure is
a generalization of a closure where some slots are visible.

> I was always puzzled by that word ...

Aren't words puzzling?

;-)

Cheers
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