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The interpretive style of computing is founded in abstract algebra and applied in implementations of computer languages from BASIC to LISP and PROLOG. This chapter begins with the abstract algebra of the subject, continues with interpreters for LISP, and concludes by mentioning the LISP compiler.
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Stark, W.R. (1990). Interpreters: From Algebra to LISP. In: LISP, Lore, and Logic. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-8931-6_6
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