readtable

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noun

In Lisp and related languages, a data structure specifying how text characters are to be interpreted syntactically.

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Meanings

nounreadtable (plural readtables)

plural readtables

  1. computerIn Lisp and related languages, a data structure specifying how text characters are to be interpreted syntactically.

Origin

From read + table.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

treadable
Cite this entry
APA

readtable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/readtable

MLA

“readtable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/readtable. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “readtable,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/readtable.

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