cons

English Online Dictionary. What means cons‎? What does cons mean?

English

Etymology 1

Noun

cons

1. plural of con

Etymology 2

Clipping of construct.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑnz/, /ˈkɑns/
• Rhymes: -ɑnz, -ɑns

Noun

cons (plural conses)

1. (programming) A data structure in Lisp that is a pair of pointers, car and cdr, used mainly for lists.

   Synonym: cons cell

   Meronyms: car, cdr

Verb

cons (third-person singular simple present conses, present participle consing, simple past and past participle consed)

1. (programming) To obtain a list from a cons or a nesting of conses; to prepend an element to a list by forming a cons of that element and the list; to obtain a list from a smaller one by repeated application of such kind of prepending.

Etymology 3

Verb

cons

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of con

Anagrams

• CNOs, NCOs, NOCs, OCNs, ONCs, ONSC, scon

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈkons]

Noun

cons

1. plural of con

French

Pronunciation

Noun

cons m

1. plural of con