symmetrical

adj 1: having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of

corresponding parts [syn: {symmetric}] [ant: {asymmetrical}]

2: exhibiting equivalence or correspondence among constituents

of an entity or between different entities [syn: {harmonious},

{proportionate}]

Symmetric LISP

A parallel {Lisp} in which environments are {first-class}

objects. It is implemented in {Common LISP}.

["Parallelism, Persistence and Meta-Cleanliness in the

Symmetric Lisp Processor", D. Gelernter et al, SIGPLAN Notices

22(7):274-282 (July 1987)].

["A Programming Language Supporting First-Class Parallel

Environments", S. Jagannathan, MIT-LCS/TR 434, 1989].

E-mail: Suresh Jagannathan .

(1995-03-16)