/ō-pən/
n. Abbreviation for 'open (or left) parenthesis' -- used when necessary to eliminate oral ambiguity. To read aloud the LISP form (DEFUN FOO (X) (PLUS X 1)) one might say:
"Open defun foo, open eks close, open plus eks one close close."
n. Abbreviation for 'open (or left) parenthesis' -- used when necessary to eliminate oral ambiguity. To read aloud the LISP form (DEFUN FOO (X) (PLUS X 1)) one might say:
"Open defun foo, open eks close, open plus eks one close close."