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machine-instance [Function]

machine-instance <no arguments> => description

Arguments and Values::

description--a string or nil.

Description::

Returns a string that identifies the particular instance of the computer hardware on which Common Lisp is running, or nil if no such string can be computed.

Examples::

      (machine-instance)
     =>  "ACME.COM"
     OR=> "S/N 123231"
     OR=> "18.26.0.179"
     OR=> "AA-00-04-00-A7-A4"
     

Affected By::

The machine instance, and the implementation.

See Also::

machine-type , machine-version