lisp

Definition

A programming language beloved by computer science academics and people who really, really love parentheses, named after LISt Processing. Created in 1958, it's one of the oldest high-level programming languages still in use, favored for artificial intelligence work and making code look like nested Russian dolls. Also a speech impediment, but in tech circles, we're usually talking about the language that makes you parenthesize everything.

Example Usage

My professor insists we learn Lisp because it 'teaches you to think recursively,' but I think he just enjoys watching us count parentheses for hours.

Source: Programming language terminology

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