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master 7922131bb2: Minor copyedits in "Symbols with Position"
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Eli Zaretskii |
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master 7922131bb2: Minor copyedits in "Symbols with Position" |
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Sat, 22 Jan 2022 13:48:30 -0500 (EST) |
branch: master
commit 7922131bb20ebf5570cf9a7fd96c957677e2a6c2
Author: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
Commit: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
Minor copyedits in "Symbols with Position"
* doc/lispref/symbols.texi (Symbols with Position): Fix wording
and improve indexing.
---
doc/lispref/symbols.texi | 9 +++++----
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/lispref/symbols.texi b/doc/lispref/symbols.texi
index f3a9e586e3..9e44348b67 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/symbols.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/symbols.texi
@@ -754,8 +754,9 @@ Symbol forms whose names start with @samp{#_} are not
transformed.
@node Symbols with Position
@section Symbols with Position
-@cindex symbols with position
+@cindex symbol with position
+@cindex bare symbol
A @dfn{symbol with position} is a symbol, the @dfn{bare symbol},
together with an unsigned integer called the @dfn{position}. These
objects are intended for use by the byte compiler, which records in
@@ -802,12 +803,12 @@ position, @code{nil} otherwise.
@defun bare-symbol symbol
This function returns the bare symbol contained in @var{symbol}, or
@var{symbol} itself if it is already a bare symbol. For any other
-type of object, it throws an error.
+type of object, it signals an error.
@end defun
@defun symbol-with-pos-pos symbol
This function returns the position, a number, from a symbol with
-position. For any other type of object, it throws an error.
+position. For any other type of object, it signals an error.
@end defun
@defun position-symbol sym pos
@@ -815,5 +816,5 @@ Make a new symbol with position. @var{sym} is either a
bare symbol or
a symbol with position, and supplies the symbol part of the new
object. @var{pos} is either an integer which becomes the number part
of the new object, or a symbol with position whose position is used.
-Emacs throws an error if either argument is invalid.
+Emacs signals an error if either argument is invalid.
@end defun
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