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| 2019-08-26 12:25:27  ruv  wrote:
| requestClarification - Etymology of ">IN" name
| see: https://forth-standard.org/standard/core/toIN#contribution-110
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What do `>` and `IN` mean in the `>IN` name?

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For comparison, in other names the _greater-than_ sign apparently has the following meaning (when it does not mean greater-than).

In the words like `>R` and `R>` — `>` means data moving direction, and `R` means the returns stack.

In the words like `>NUMBER`, `D>S` or `>BODY`  — `>` means conversion, and a word after the sign is a hint for the target value.