bit-vector (ANSI and GNU Common Lisp Document)

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#### 15.2.5 bit-vector [System Class]

#### Class Precedence List::

bit-vector, vector, array, sequence, t

#### Description::

A bit vector is a vector the element type of which is bit.

The type bit-vector is a subtype of type vector, for bit-vector means `(vector bit)`.

#### Compound Type Specifier Kind::

Abbreviating.

#### Compound Type Specifier Syntax::

(`bit-vector`{`[`size`]`})

#### Compound Type Specifier Arguments::

size—a non-negative fixnum, or the symbol *.

#### Compound Type Specifier Description::

This denotes the same type as the type `(array bit (size))`; that is, the set of bit vectors of size size.

#### See Also::

Sharpsign Asterisk, Printing Bit Vectors, Required Kinds of Specialized Arrays