GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual

2.4: Editing Types

The types in the previous section are common to many Lisp dialects. Emacs Lisp provides several additional data types for purposes connected with editing.

• Buffer Type The basic object of editing.
• Marker Type A position in a buffer.
• Window Type Buffers are displayed in windows.
• Frame Type Windows subdivide frames.
• Window Configuration Type Recording the way a frame is subdivided.
• Process Type A process running on the underlying OS.
• Stream Type Receive or send characters.
• Keymap Type What function a keystroke invokes.
• Syntax Table Type What a character means.
• Display Table Type How display tables are represented.
• Overlay Type How an overlay is represented.