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+# tag: glossary of openbios forth
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+# dictionary
+LFA == link field address (backlink)
+CFA == code field address ("word type")
+PFA == program field address (definitions)
+
+# forth engine
+TIB == text input buffer
+
+inner interpreter: interprets dictionary, does threading
+outer interpreter: "user" interpreter, reads forth words from user.
+
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