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MARKER Search:

In Interpreter Words in TurboForth Kernal

Word Name: MARKER
Type: Immediate compiling word
Data Stack Signature: --
Return Stack Signature: --
Availability: V1.2
Description:

Creates a named marker in the dictionary, such that executing the marker causes all words defined after it to be erased from the dictionary.

Example:

: tom ." tom" ;
marker dick
: harry ." harry" ;
dick

At this point, tom still exists in the dictionary, but harry (and any other definitions following harry) has been removed from the dictionary.

Comment:

The dictionary pointers HERE and H are updated, as are the low and high memory pointers FFAILM and FFAIHM.

Cannot be used in a colon definition.

See Also: FORGET  H  FFAIHM  FFAILM  HERE 

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