Forth 2012: '

( "<spaces>name" -- xt )

Skip leading space delimiters. Parse name delimited by a space. Find name and return xt, the execution token for name. An ambiguous condition exists if name is not found. When interpreting, ' xyz EXECUTE is equivalent to xyz.

See:

3.4.3.2 Interpretation semantics, 3.4.1 Parsing, A.6.1.0070 ', A.6.1.2033 POSTPONE, A.6.1.2510 ['].

Rationale:

Typical use: ... ' name.

Many Forth systems use a state-smart tick. Many do not. Forth-2012 follows the usage of Forth 94.

See:

A.3.4.3.2 Interpretation semantics, A.6.1.1550 FIND.

Testing:

T{ : GT1 123 ; -> }T
T{ ' GT1 EXECUTE -> 123 }T