Forth Naming Convention CheatSheet

	A	B	D	E
1	Example	Description	Symbol	Description
2	word!	store; source on stack. dest either on stack or implied	c	char (8-bits)
3	!word	store; source not on stack	d	double
4	word@	fetch; returns item on stack. source either on stack or implied	f	float
5	datatype@	fetch; source address on stack; datatype can be for example F for "float"	h	half (16-bits)
6	word+!	plus-store; add to dest on stack or implied	m	cell+double op
7	+word	increment or push	p	fixed point
8	word+	add something to item on stack	r	return stack
9			u	unsigned
10	-word	delete something	v	vector
11	word-	subtract or undo something	x	x coordinate
12	/word	initialize something. rarely, the size of something (deprecated)	y	y coordinate
13	word/	tear down something	z	z coordinate
14	#words	count of something	\|	used in stack diagrams to denote conditional effects
15	word#	integer
16	word$	string
17	%word	struct
18	*word	create something
19	word*	multiply
20	word>	pop, or DOES>-style code body
21	>word	push, or convert
22	[word]	compiler directive
23	[word word]	start/end data definition, or some state
24	:word	define something
25	word:	create something (parameters on stack)
26	'word	XT or address of code
27	word,	compile
28	.word	print
29	?word	conditionally do something; may take parameters or not
30	word?	returns a flag
31	<word>	denotes string in input stream
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