symbolic expression

noun

A means of representing semistructured data in human-readable text form, mostly composed of symbols and lists and extensively used in the Lisp programming language.

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sexpS-expression
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Meanings

nounsymbolic expression (plural symbolic expressions)

plural symbolic expressions

  1. computingA means of representing semistructured data in human-readable text form, mostly composed of symbols and lists and extensively used in the Lisp programming language.

    Synonyms: sexp, S-expression

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA means of representing semistructured data in human-readable text form, mostly composed of symbols and lists and extensively used in the Lisp programming language.

Similar
sexpS-expression
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APA

symbolic expression. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/symbolic%20expression

MLA

“symbolic expression.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/symbolic%20expression. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “symbolic expression,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/symbolic%20expression.

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