ALIEN:
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Vocabulary
alien.syntax

Syntax

ALIEN: address

Inputs
None

Outputs
None

Word description
Creates an alien object at parse time.

Notes
Alien objects are invalidated between image saves and loads, and hence source files should not contain alien literals; this word is for interactive use only. See Alien expiry for details.

Definition

USING: alien parser sequences ;

IN: alien.syntax

SYNTAX: ALIEN: 16 scan-base <alien> suffix! ;