stream (ANSI and GNU Common Lisp Document)

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#### 21.2.1 stream [System Class]

#### Class Precedence List::

stream, t

#### Description::

A stream is an object that can be used with an input or output function to identify an appropriate source or sink of characters or bytes for that operation.

For more complete information, see Stream Concepts.

#### See Also::

Stream Concepts, Printing Other Objects, Printer, Reader