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; ( -- * )

Vocabulary
syntax

Syntax

: word ( stack -- effect ) definition... ;

Inputs
None

Outputs
None

Word description
Defines a word with the given stack effect in the current vocabulary.

Examples

: ask-name ( -- name ) "What is your name? " write readln ; : greet ( name -- ) "Greetings, " write print ; : friend ( -- ) ask-name greet ;

See also
;, define

Definition

USING: effects.parser words ;

IN: syntax

SYNTAX: : (:) define-declared ;