// compile.asm: WORD p_allot,'ALLOT',fasm anchor:p_allot[] === Word: ALLOT .... Data stack: ( n -- ) .... "ALLOT" is a function word that merely increments the <> variable with +n+ so as to claim that amount of the heap. ==== .Defintion concept for ALLOT **** ( n -- ) : ALLOT HERE @ + HERE ! ; **** ==== ==== .Usage example {counter:example}: claim 16 bytes for variable FOO CREATE FOO DROP HERE @ 16 ALLOT ====