From: anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at   
      
   Ruvim  writes:   
   >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?   
      
   Gforth 0.7.9_20241016   
   ...   
   wordlist constant foo  ok   
   foo >order  ok   
   order foo Forth Forth Root     Forth  ok   
   wordlist  ok 1   
   variable bla  ok 1   
   constant bar  ok   
   bar >order  ok   
   order <139623990855032> foo Forth Forth Root     Forth  ok   
      
   I.e., Gforth supports the usage   
      
   wordlist constant foo   
      
   in ORDER, but not the general case.   
      
   >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.   
      
   All standard Forth systems support CONSTANT.  Or what do you mean with   
   "associate a name with a word list"?   
      
   - anton   
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