UNWIND-PROTECT


Meaning of UNWIND-PROTECT in English

( MIT ) A Lisp operator which evaluates an expression and then, even if that expression causes a non-local exit , evaluates zero or more other expressions. This can be used to ensure that essential "clean-up" operations are performed even in the presence of errors.

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(1994-11-03)

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