Description

converts a pointer to the link-field (LFA) to point then to the corresponding name-field (CFA) - this one is one of the slowest operation available. One should always use the inverse operation N>LINK and cache an older value if that is needed. Some words might be linked but they do not have a name-field (just the other fields) but this word can not detect that and will try to look into the bits of the dictionary anway in the assumption that there is something - and if done in the wrong place it might even segfault. Only in fig-mode and for traditional fig-mode programs, this word may possibly have enough extra assertions to be somewhat reliable. (and fig-mode did not know about SYNONYMs - see note at LINK>).

 implementation-specific configure-dependent fig-only simulation:
 : L>NAME BEGIN DUP C@ 128 AND 0= WHILE 1- REPEAT ;