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Alist vs Alit - What's the difference?

alist | alit |

As a noun alist

is association list in LISP.

As a verb alit is

past tense of alight.

alist

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (computing) association list in LISP.
  • * J. S. Moore and Q. Zhang, Proof Pearl: Dijkstra’s Shortest Path Algorithm Verified with ACL2'', in Joe Hurd and Tom F. Melham (ed.), ''Theorem proving in higher order logics: 18th international conference , 2005, p. 375:
    • We use alists' extensively in this work. A directed graph is an ' alist associating vertices with edge lists.

    Related terms

    * car * cdr * LISP * list

    alit

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (alight)

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    alight

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) alighten, from (etyl) .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make light or less heavy; lighten; alleviate.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) alighten, from (etyl) .

    Verb

  • (with from) To spring down, get down, or descend, as from on horseback or from a carriage; to dismount.
    • Passengers are alighting from the carriage
  • (with on) To descend and settle, lodge, rest, or stop.
    • A flying bird alights on a tree
    Snow alights on a roof .
  • To come or chance (upon).

    • Etymology 3

    From (etyl) alighten, from (etyl) .

    Verb

  • To light; light up; illuminate.
  • To set light to; light.

    • Etymology 4

    From (etyl) alight, from (etyl) *. See above.

    Alternative forms

    *

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Lit, on fire, switched on.
    • The sticks were damp and wouldn't catch alight .
  • (figuratively) Lit; on fire, burning.
    • Her face was alight with happiness.
    Usage notes
    Used only as a predicative.