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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.”