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machine-instance

machine-instance Function

Syntax:

machine-instance ⟨no arguments⟩ → description

Arguments and Values:

description—a string or nil.

Description:

Returns a string that identifies the particular instance of the computer hardware on which Common Lisp is running, or nil if no such string can be computed.

Examples:

(machine-instance) 
→ "ACME.COM" 
<i><sup>or</sup>→</i> "S/N 123231" 
<i><sup>or</sup>→</i> "18.26.0.179" 
<i><sup>or</sup>→</i> "AA-00-04-00-A7-A4"

Affected By:

The machine instance, and the implementation.

See Also:

machine-type, machine-version

Expanded Reference: machine-instance​

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