cons

English

Etymology 1

Noun

cons

1. Plural form of con

Etymology 2

Abbreviation of construct.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkɑnz/, /ˈkɑns/

Noun

Diagram for the list (42 69 613). The car of the first cons is 42, and the cdr points the next cons. The list has three conses.

cons (plural conses)

1. (computing) A data structure in LISP that is a pair of pointers, car and cdr, used mainly for lists.

Synonyms

• cons cell

Related terms

• car
• cdr
• list
• LISP

Verb

cons (third-person singular simple present conses, present participle consing, simple past and past participle consed)

1. (computing) To obtain a list from a cons or a nesting of conses; to prepend an element to a list by forming a cons of that element and the list; to obtain a list from a smaller one by repeated application of such kind of prepending.

   In addition to specifying the whole list at once using square brackets and commas, you can build them up piece by piece using the (:) operator. This process is often referred to as consing.^WB

Etymology 3

Verb

cons

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of con.

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French

Noun

cons m

1. Plural form of con