6.1.0950
CONSTANT
 
CORE
 
( x "<spaces>name" -- )

Skip leading space delimiters. Parse name delimited by a space. Create a definition for name with the execution semantics defined below.

name is referred to as a "constant".

name Execution:
( -- x )

Place x on the stack.

See:
3.4.1 Parsing, A.6.1.0950 CONSTANT.

Rationale:
Typical use: ... DECIMAL 10 CONSTANT TEN ...
Testing:
T{ 123 CONSTANT X123 -> }T
T{ X123 -> 123 }T

T{ : EQU CONSTANT ; -> }T
T{ X123 EQU Y123 -> }T
T{ Y123 -> 123 }T