# \#proposal

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## [Proposing the HandAxe Pattern Language: fully unambiguous names for operations on lists, sets, and dictionaries!](https://swi-prolog.discourse.group/t/proposing-the-handaxe-pattern-language-fully-unambiguous-names-for-operations-on-lists-sets-and-dictionaries/6053)

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**Author:** [@weavermarquez](https://swi-prolog.discourse.group/u/weavermarquez)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 25, 2022, 11:50pm UTC](https://swi-prolog.discourse.group/t/proposing-the-handaxe-pattern-language-fully-unambiguous-names-for-operations-on-lists-sets-and-dictionaries/6053 "2022-12-25T23:50:23Z")

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note: crossposted from r/prolog Time spent considering naming, is time well spent. — Maurice Rabb HandAxe HandAxe is a vocabulary with extremely clear semantics for operating on Ordered and Unordered L…