n. A semi-mythical organization of
wizardly LISP and Scheme
hackers. The name refers to a
mathematical formalism invented by Alonzo Church, with which
LISP is
intimately connected. There is no enrollment list and the criteria
for induction are unclear, but one well-known LISPer has been known
to give out buttons and, in general, the *members* know who
they are...
