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Overview: The common lisp object system

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LISP and Symbolic Computation

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The Common Lisp Object System is an object-oriented system that is based on the concepts of generic functions, multiple inheritance, and method combination. All objects in the Object System are instances of classes that form an extension to the Common Lisp type system. The Common Lisp Object System is based on a meta-object protocol that renders it possible to alter the fundamental structure of the Object System itself.

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Demichiel, L.G. Overview: The common lisp object system. Lisp and Symbolic Computation 1, 227–244 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01806960

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