Lambda in parameters

[Grant Edwards]

On 2020-12-18, Barry <barry at barrys-emacs.org> wrote:
>> Implement car and cdr.
>  Why car and cdr?
>
> Well obviously car is content of the address register and cdr is content of data register.
> Apparently an artefact of a early implementation of lisp.

While car and cdr are lisp operators, the "content of address
register" and "content of data register" etymology is apparently
apocryphal:

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAR_and_CDR#Etymology

--
Grant