TICK ("'")

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’ — addr P Used in the form: . ‘ nnnn Leaves the parameter field address of dictionary word nnnn. As a compiler directive, executes in a colon-definition to compile the address as a literal. If the word is not found after a search of CONTEXT and CURRENT, an appropriate error message is given. Pronounced “tick”

NFA:    00727A C1              DB   0C1H
        00727B A7              DB   27H+80H
LFA:    00727C 5C72            DW   MSMOD-8
CFA:    00727E 3C28      TICK: DW   DOCOL     ;   :
PFA:    007280 076F            DW   DFIND     ;   -FIND
        007282 EC25            DW   ZEQU      ;   0=
        007284 BF67 936A       DW   ZERO,QERR ;   0 ?ERROR
        007288 CC26            DW   DROP      ;   DROP
        00728A 0170            DW   LITER     ;   LITERAL
        00728C 1725            DW   SEMIS     ;   ;

The Meaning of the Dictionary Fields:

NFALFACFAPFA


Updated: 30th August 2022 by David Husband
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