[1] : Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002)

cons
     connection oriented networking service
     
     

[2] : Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001)

cons /konz/ or /kons/ from lisp 1. vt. to add a new element to a
   specified list, esp. at the top. "ok, cons picking a replacement for the
   console tty onto the agenda." 2. `cons up': vt. to synthesize from
   smaller pieces: "to cons up an example".

   in lisp itself, `cons' is the most fundamental operation for building
   structures. it takes any two objects and returns a `dot-pair' or
   two-branched tree with one object hanging from each branch. because the
   result of a cons is an object, it can be used to build binary trees of
   any shape and complexity. hackers think of it as a sort of universal
   constructor, and that is where the jargon meanings spring from.

[3] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

cons
     
        connection-oriented network service
     
     
see also:
connection-oriented network service 

[4] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

cons
     
        /konz/ or /kons/ lisp, "construct" a lisp function which
        takes an element h and a list t and returns a new list whose
        head is h and whose tail is t.
     
        in lisp, "cons" is the most fundamental operation for
        building structures.  it actually takes any two objects and
        returns a "dotted-pair" or two-branched tree with one object
        hanging from each branch.  because the result of a cons is an
        object, it can be used to build binary trees of any shape
        and complexity.
     
        jargon file
     
     
see also:
lisp dotted-pair binary tree jargon file 

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