VLISP
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VLISP refers to at least three distinct items.

These are, in no particular order:
  • A Lisp
    Lisp programming language
    Lisp is a family of computer programming languages with a long history and a distinctive, fully parenthesized syntax. Originally specified in 1958, Lisp is the second-oldest high-level programming language in widespread use today; only Fortran is older...

     dialect implemented and formalized since 1971 at the University of Paris VIII - Vincennes, France. VLISP (for Vincennes LISP) interpreter
    Interpreter (computing)
    In computer science, an interpreter normally means a computer program that executes, i.e. performs, instructions written in a programming language...

    s and compiler
    Compiler
    A compiler is a computer program that transforms source code written in a programming language into another computer language...

    s were designed to run on small machines and were extremely fast. This VLISP led to Le-Lisp
    Le Lisp
    Le Lisp is a Lisp dialect close to Common Lisp; it is lexically scoped, with a CLOS-like object system and using both packages and modules. It was designed by Jerome Chailloux and Emmanuel St James of INRIA.-External links:...

    .
  • A formally verified
    Formal verification
    In the context of hardware and software systems, formal verification is the act of proving or disproving the correctness of intended algorithms underlying a system with respect to a certain formal specification or property, using formal methods of mathematics .- Usage :Formal verification can be...

     implementation of the Scheme
    Scheme programming language
    Scheme is one of the two main dialects of the programming language Lisp. Unlike Common Lisp, the other main dialect, Scheme follows a minimalist design philosophy specifying a small standard core with powerful tools for language extension. Its compactness and elegance have made it popular with...

     programming language (Scheme
    Scheme programming language
    Scheme is one of the two main dialects of the programming language Lisp. Unlike Common Lisp, the other main dialect, Scheme follows a minimalist design philosophy specifying a small standard core with powerful tools for language extension. Its compactness and elegance have made it popular with...

     is a dialect of Lisp
    Lisp programming language
    Lisp is a family of computer programming languages with a long history and a distinctive, fully parenthesized syntax. Originally specified in 1958, Lisp is the second-oldest high-level programming language in widespread use today; only Fortran is older...

    ).
  • The "Visual Lisp" implementation included in recent versions of AutoCAD
    AutoCAD
    AutoCAD is a software application for computer-aided design and drafting in both 2D and 3D. It is developed and sold by Autodesk, Inc. First released in December 1982, AutoCAD was one of the first CAD programs to run on personal computers, notably the IBM PC...

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