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[308] Test
in test
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V0: 2023-09-15 08:23:13State history:
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[307] Fix stack comments for N>R and NR>
in fix-stack-comments-for-n-r-and-nr-
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V0: 2023-09-13 12:09:40State history:
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[305] Include a revised 79-STANDARD Specification for "><" To "Core Ext"
in include-a-revised-79-standard-specification-for-to-core-ext-
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V0: 2023-08-04 14:24:50State history:
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[302] 32-bit memory operators
in 32-bit-memory-operators
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V0: 2023-06-19 13:37:39State history:
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[301] 16-bit memory access
in 16-bit-memory-access
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V0: 2023-06-19 13:36:15State history:
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[292] Update rationale for SLITERAL
in update-rationale-for-sliteral
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V0: 2023-03-06 00:03:30State history:
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[212] Tick and undefined execution semantics - 2
in tick-and-undefined-execution-semantics-2
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V0: 2021-09-08 10:15:49State history:
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[161] Common terminology for recognizers discurse and specifications
in common-terminology-for-recognizers-discurse-and-specifications
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V0: 2020-09-07 13:56:43State history:
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[160] minimalistic core API for recognizers
in minimalistic-core-api-for-recognizers
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V0: 2020-09-06 09:40:07State history:
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[148] OPTIONAL IEEE 754 BINARY FLOATING-POINT WORD SET
in optional-ieee-754-binary-floating-point-word-set
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V0: 2020-08-21 21:03:51State history:
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[129] NAME>INTERPRET wording
in name-interpret-wording
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V0: 2020-02-20 09:55:14State history:
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[122] Clarify FIND, more classic approach
in clarify-find-more-classic-approach
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V0: 2019-10-08 11:01:25State history:
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[113] CS-DROP (revised 2019-08-22)
in cs-drop-revised-2019-08-22-
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V0: 2019-09-06 08:24:28State history:
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[90] Revise Rationale of Buffer:
in revise-rationale-of-buffer-
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V0: 2019-07-06 15:45:25State history:
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[75] F>R and FR> to support dynamically-scoped floating point variables
in f-r-and-fr-to-support-dynamically-scoped-floating-point-variables
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V0: 2019-03-03 06:20:52State history:
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[71] Revised Proposal Process
in revised-proposal-process
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V0: 2018-09-21 06:49:42State history:
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[67] Multi-Tasking Proposal
in multi-tasking-proposal
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V0: 2018-09-06 17:19:38State history:
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[65] S( "Request for Discussion" (revised 2018-08-16)
in s-request-for-discussion-revised-2018-08-16-
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V0: 2018-08-17 16:27:53State history:
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[34] BL rationale is wrong
in bl-rationale-is-wrong
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V0: 2017-10-25 11:35:46State history:
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[32] The value of STATE should be restored
in the-value-of-state-should-be-restored
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V0: 2017-09-03 11:07:49State history:
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[29] Core-ext S\" should reference File-ext S\"
in core-ext-s-should-reference-file-ext-s-
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V0: 2017-04-16 08:03:17State history:
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[26] Implementations requiring BOTH 32 bit single floats and 64 bit double floats.
in implementations-requiring-both-32-bit-single-floats-and-64-bit-double-floats-
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V0: 2016-12-21 14:39:40State history:
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[20] WLSCOPE -- wordlists switching made easier
in wlscope-wordlists-switching-made-easier
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V0: 2016-06-18 04:19:03State history:
new: 2016-06-18 04:19:03