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107 occurrence in a program being run. On rare occasions, you may need to 107 occurrence in a program being run. On rare occasions, you may need to
108 write code that evaluates a form that is computed at run time, such as 108 write code that evaluates a form that is computed at run time, such as
109 after reading a form from text being edited or getting one from a 109 after reading a form from text being edited or getting one from a
110 property list. On these occasions, use the @code{eval} function. 110 property list. On these occasions, use the @code{eval} function.
111 111
112 @strong{Note:} it is generally cleaner and more flexible to call 112 @strong{Please note:} it is generally cleaner and more flexible to call
113 functions that are stored in data structures, rather than to evaluate 113 functions that are stored in data structures, rather than to evaluate
114 expressions stored in data structures. Using functions provides the 114 expressions stored in data structures. Using functions provides the
115 ability to pass information to them as arguments. 115 ability to pass information to them as arguments.
116 116
117 The functions and variables described in this section evaluate forms, 117 The functions and variables described in this section evaluate forms,