Symbol (programming) - Support - Prolog

Prolog

In Prolog, symbols (or atoms) are the primary primitive data types, similar to numbers. The exact notation may differ in different Prolog's dialects. However, it is always quite simple (no quotations or special beginning characters are necessary).

Contrary to other languages, it is possible to give symbols some meaning by creating some Prolog's facts and/or rules.

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