• Cons

    Origin 1

    Noun

    plural

    1. Plural of con

    Pronunciation

    • IPA: /ˈkÉ‘nz/, /ˈkÉ‘ns/

    Origin 2

    Abbreviation of construct.

    Noun

    Image:Cons-cells.svg|thumb|Diagram for the list (42 69 613). The car of the first cons is 42, and the

    cons

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

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    Full definition of cons

    Verb

    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.''

    Origin 3

    Verb

    1. cons

      (third-person singular of con)
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