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Gforth Manual

5.9.5 Colon Definitions

: name ( ... -- ... ) word1 word2 word3 ;

Creates a word called name that, upon execution, executes word1 word2 word3. name is a (colon) definition.

The explanation above is somewhat superficial. For simple examples of colon definitions see 4.3 Your first Forth definition. For an in-depth discussion of some of the issues involved, See section 5.10 Interpretation and Compilation Semantics.

doc-: doc-;