define ( word def -- )
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Vocabulary
words

Inputs

word	a word
def	a quotation

Outputs
None

Word description
Defines the word to call a quotation when executed. This is the run time equivalent of :.

Notes
This word must be called from inside with-compilation-unit.

Side effects
Modifies word

See also
:, ;

Definition

USING: accessors definitions kernel sequences ;

IN: words

: define ( word def -- )
    over changed-definition [ ] like >>def drop ;