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The LISP programming language uses a recursive data structure. Most programming languages permit recursion by allowing the programmer call a function within itself. Some have no syntax for making looping code other than by recursion.

The LISP programming language uses a recursive data structure. Most programming languages permit recursion by allowing the programmer call a function within itself. Some have no syntax for making looping code other than by recursion. (''for its use in computer science see main article on [[recursion]]'')

A fascination with recursive definitions in the software development community ([[free software]] in particular) led to the invention of several recursive acronyms:

A fascination with recursive definitions in the software development community ([[free software]] in particular) led to the invention of several recursive acronyms:

*[[Fractal]]

*[[Fractal]]

*[[Recursiveness|Recursion]]

*[[Recursion]] (computer science)

[[category:logic]]

[[category:logic]]

==External links==

==External links==

[http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-computer-science/6-00sc-introduction-to-computer-science-and-programming-spring-2011/unit-1/lecture-6-recursion/ Unit on recursion in free online computer science course from MIT.]

[http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-computer-science/6-00sc-introduction-to-computer-science-and-programming-spring-2011/unit-1/lecture-6-recursion/ Unit on recursion in free online computer science course from MIT.]