#### 15.2.5 bit-vector [System Class] ¶

#### Class Precedence List:: ¶

bit-vector, vector, array, sequence, t

#### Description:: ¶

A bit vector is a vector the element type of which is bit.

The type bit-vector is a subtype of type vector, for bit-vector means `(vector bit)`.

#### Compound Type Specifier Kind:: ¶

Abbreviating.

#### Compound Type Specifier Syntax:: ¶

(`bit-vector`{`[`size`]`})

#### Compound Type Specifier Arguments:: ¶

size—a non-negative fixnum, or the symbol *.

#### Compound Type Specifier Description:: ¶

This denotes the same type as the type `(array bit (size))`; that is, the set of bit vectors of size size.

#### See Also:: ¶

Sharpsign Asterisk, Printing Bit Vectors, Required Kinds of Specialized Arrays