The // operator

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From: Mark Martino
Date: Tue, 23 May 1989 15:08

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I was reading an article about the innards of PostScript and the author
mentioned an operator whose label is "//".  I put it into a file an ran
it through version 43.0.  It seemed to be recognized by the interpreter
but did not have any effect I could detect.

Is this a real operator?  I could not find it in the red, blue, or green
book.  If it is real, what is it supposed to do?

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From: marmar@mtk.UUCP (Mark Martino)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript
Subject: The // operator
Summary: Is it for real?
Message-ID: <441@mtk.UUCP>
Date: 23 May 89 15:08:58 GMT
Reply-To: marmar@mtk.UUCP (Mark Martino)
Distribution: usa
Organization: Mannesmann Tally, Kent, WA 98032
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