Defining Words

( -- ) (E: ... -- ??? ) 

Start a new colon definition of the word new-name.

( -- ) 

End a colon definition. 

( -- ) (E: ... -- ??? ) 

Create new-name with the same behavior as old-name.

( size -- ) (E: -- a-addr )  

Create a named array in temporary storage. 

( n -- ) (E: -- n )  

Define a constant (for example, 3 constant bar).

( n1 n2 -- ) (E: -- n1 n2 )  

Define a 2-number constant. 

( -- ) (E: -- a-addr )  

Generic defining word. 

( -- ) (E: ... -- ??? )  

Define a word for forward references or execution vectors using execution token. 

( ... -- ... a-addr ) 

(E: ... -- ??? )  

Start the run-time clause for defining words. 

( offset size -- offset+size ) (E: addr -- addr+offset ) 

Create a named offset pointer. 

( -- 0 ) 

Initialize for field creation.

( n -- ) (E: -- n )  

Create a changeable, named quantity. 

( -- ) (E: -- a-addr )  

Define a variable.