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variable
( --- addr )
"variable". At compile time, creates a variable:
      variable trash
The compile time stack comment for variable is ( --- ). At run time, push the address of the variable onto the stack:
      trash    ( --- addr.of.trash )

vocabulary
( --- )
"vocabulary". Create a new vocabulary branch in the dictionary. The root vocabulary is forth. Usage is:
      vocabulary  my.vocab immediate
All vocabularies should be declared immediate so they can be used inside of colon definitions. Using my.vocab sets the vocabulary pointer, context, to search my.vocab.

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