see Forth for definition
: word content ;
examples
: star 42 emit ; (prints * to stdout)
: stars 0 do star loop ; (prints stars equal to the previous stack number to stdout)
: greet .” hello world” ; (prints the string to stdout)
- Every : needs a ;
- Every ." needs a "
rules from chapter 1 of starting forth
if a word is defined with a word (word 2) in it's definition, that version will be compiled to the dictionary and will not be changed if the definition for word 2 is changed later in the program