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7. Special Objects

7.1 System Object

7.2 Root Object

The Root Object is that object from which all others finally inherit.

7.3 Name Object

The Name Object contains, as its elements, all of the interned entities in the ColdStore.

Entities Interned include Symbols, Builtins, (optionally) Objects, Interpreters, etc.

When the C-- compiler sees an expression of the form $name, or $(expr) it generates code to look up `name' or (expr), respectively, in $Name's namespace, using the [] operator,


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