cons

noun

1. 1

   Also a form of conplural of con

noun

1. 1

   A data structure in Lisp that is a pair of pointers, car and cdr, used mainly for lists.

verb

1. 1

   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.

   This version of length arises naturally from the recursive definition of a list: “a list is either the empty list or an element consed onto another list.”

verb

1. 1

   Also a form of conthird-person singular simple present indicative of con

Forms

plural

conses

past tense

consed

past participle

consed

present participle

consing

third person singular

conses