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An interpreter for any language (including Lisp) must have a read → translate → execute loop which takes the user’s keyboard input and analyses it to determine what the user wants, translates it into executable form, and finally does the work. This chapter deals with the read → translate stage; the next handles the actual execution.
She went back to the table, half hoping she might find another key on it, or at any rate a book of rules.
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Jones, R., Maynard, C., Stewart, I. (1990). ABC Interpreter: Scanner. In: The Art of Lisp Programming. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1719-3_18
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