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@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@ The HOSTATTRS list
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This is a plist of lists, such that for each keyword symbol identifying a type
-of static informational attribute, there is a list of entries. Property
-``:HOSTATTRS`` subroutines may only push new entries to the front of each such
-sublist, using the function ``PUSH-HOSTATTR``.
+of static informational attribute ("hostattr"), there is a list of entries.
+Property ``:HOSTATTRS`` subroutines may only push new entries to the front of
+each such sublist, using the function ``PUSH-HOSTATTR``. Use
+``GET-HOSTATTRS`` and ``GET-HOSTATTRS-CAR`` to access the lists.
The relationship between older and newer entries in the sublist for each type
of static informational attribute is attribute-dependent. For example, for