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   Ruvim   wrote:   
   >When a word list is created with `vocabulary`, it is associated with a   
   >name, and `order` displays this name in its output.   
   >   
   >When a word list is created by `wordlist`, it is not associated with a   
   >name. Therefore, `order` typically displays a number for that word list,   
   >which is less informative.   
   >   
   >A Forth system might try to find a constant whose value is identical to   
   >the wid of such word list and display the name of the constant. Do you   
   >know if this approach is used anywhere?   
   >   
   >Some Forth systems technically can associate a name with a word list   
   >after the word list is created with `wordlist`. And some even provide an   
   >API for doing so.   
   >   
   >Do you know of any Forth systems that technically *cannot* associate a   
   >name with a word list created with `wordlist` (due to internal details)?   
      
   VOCABULARY didn't make it in the standard because conflicts.   
   Every sane Forth uses VOCABULARY , or in my case NAMESPACE   
   because I didn't want to make a choice.   
   [If you load a program and you get the definition of VOCABULARY   
   incompatible, and you don't notice it, this means a hard to find   
   bug]   
      
   So every sane Forth normally displays the names of namespaces,   
   (and not the handles you get form GET-ORDER,)   
   however they are defined via VOCABULARY or NAMESPACE.   
      
   However:   
   Supposed I abuse the data structure wordlist in a lisp implementation.   
   They are used with SEARCH-WORDLIST and some such, but if they   
   happens to be present in the search order, it make no sense to   
   hunt for a name associated with it.   
      
   A typical situation is   
   WORDLIST CONSTANT my-lisp-whatever   
      
   Are you going to inspect all constants?   
   or worse   
      
   _ _ class lisp   
     M: lisp-words  ALSO @ CONTEXT ! M;  ( wordlist id commaed in ) ,   
     M: .... M;   .   
     M: whatever ... M;   
      
   endclass   
      
   Usage :   
   17 wordlist lisp  my-lisp   
      
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