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Conventions
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   This section explains the notational conventions that are used in
this manual.  You may want to skip this section and refer back to it
later.

Some Terms

Explanation of terms we use in this manual.

nil and t

How the symbols `nil' and `t' are used.

Evaluation Notation

The format we use for examples of evaluation.

Printing Notation

The format we use when examples print text.

Error Messages

The format we use for examples of errors.

Buffer Text Notation

The format we use for buffer contents in examples.

Format of Descriptions

Notation for describing functions, variables, etc.