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10.2.8 *gensym-counter* | Variable
Value Type: a non-negative integer. Initial Value: implementation-dependent. Description: A number which will be used in constructing the name of the next symbol generated by the function gensym. *gensym-counter* can be either assigned or bound at any time, but its value must always be a non-negative integer. Affected By: gensym. See Also: gensym Notes: The ability to pass a numeric argument to gensym has been deprecated; explicitly binding *gensym-counter* is now stylistically preferred. Allegro CL Implementation Details: None.

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