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Since all global variables share the same name space, and all functions
share another name space, you should choose a short word to distinguish
your program from other Lisp programs.@footnote{The benefits of a Common
Lisp-style package system are considered not to outweigh the costs.}
Then take care to begin the names of all global variables, constants,
and functions with the chosen prefix. This helps avoid name conflicts.
Since all global variables share the same name space, and all
functions share another name space, you should choose a short word to
distinguish your program from other Lisp programs.@footnote{The
benefits of a Common Lisp-style package system are considered not to
outweigh the costs.} Then take care to begin the names of all global
variables, constants, and functions in your program with the chosen
prefix. This helps avoid name conflicts.
This recommendation applies even to names for traditional Lisp
primitives that are not primitives in Emacs Lisp---even to