Chad J wrote:
As I understand it we aren't so much moving rightward a head that's reading a tape, but instead we are incrementally chopping off the leftmost elements until none are left. So it is possible (though not intuitive) to draw analogies and write metaphors: we are advancing our knife each time we chop off a bit of carrot.
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Hmmm... maybe "chop" is a good word for this...
How about “chomp” and “regurgitate”? ;)