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diff --git a/doc/lispref/variables.texi b/doc/lispref/variables.texi index 705d3260063..4d61d461deb 100644 --- a/doc/lispref/variables.texi +++ b/doc/lispref/variables.texi @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ @c -*-texinfo-*- @c This is part of the GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual. -@c Copyright (C) 1990--1995, 1998--2024 Free Software Foundation, Inc. +@c Copyright (C) 1990--2024 Free Software Foundation, Inc. @c See the file elisp.texi for copying conditions. @node Variables @chapter Variables @@ -978,6 +978,7 @@ program is executing, the binding exists. @cindex lexical binding @cindex lexical scope +@cindex static scope @cindex indefinite extent For historical reasons, there are two dialects of Emacs Lisp, selected via the @code{lexical-binding} buffer-local variable. @@ -989,6 +990,7 @@ binding can also be accessed from the Lisp debugger.}. It also has @dfn{indefinite extent}, meaning that under some circumstances the binding can live on even after the binding construct has finished executing, by means of objects called @dfn{closures}. +Lexical scoping is also commonly called @dfn{static scoping}. @cindex dynamic binding @cindex dynamic scope |