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Syntax information for use by the Lisp reader is embodied in an object called a readtable . Among other things, the readtable contains the association between characters and syntax types.
Figure 2–1 lists some defined names that are applicable to readtables.
  *readtable*                    readtable-case                
  copy-readtable                 readtablep                    
  get-dispatch-macro-character   set-dispatch-macro-character  
  get-macro-character            set-macro-character           
  make-dispatch-macro-character  set-syntax-from-char          
              Figure 2–1: Readtable defined names             
| • The Current Readtable | ||
| • The Standard Readtable | ||
| • The Initial Readtable |