Data-directed Destructuring by Lambda Lists (ANSI and GNU Common Lisp Document)

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#### 3.4.4.2 Data-directed Destructuring by Lambda Lists

In data-directed destructuring, the pattern is a sample object of the type to be decomposed. Wherever a component is to be extracted, a symbol appears in the pattern; this symbol is the name of the variable whose value will be that component.