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Open Firmware Forth Language Symbols

Table 5-1 lists a few of the common symbols used in Open Firmware Forth code. See Open Firmware Forth Usage Examples, for examples that use some of the symbols listed here.

Table 5-1 Open Firmware common symbols

Symbol

Meaning

Usage
@ fetch get the contents of address
! store store data at address
c char 8 bit datum
w word 6 bit datum
l long 32 bit datum
adr 32 bit address
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