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Syntax
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Factor has two main forms of syntax: definition syntax and literal syntax. Code is data, so the syntax for code is a special case of object literal syntax. This section documents literal syntax. Definition syntax is covered in Words. Extending the parser is the main topic of The parser.
Parser algorithm Parse-time word lookup Top level forms Literals Parse time evaluation