# Namespaces

Retro organizes words into *namespaces*. These are short prefix
strings at the start of a word name.

The primary namespaces are:

`ASCII:`

Holds ASCII character constants for control characters

`buffer:`

Contains words for operating on a simple linear LIFO buffer.

`c:`

Contains words for operating on ASCII character data.

`class:`

Contains class handlers for words.

`d:`

Contains words operating on the Dictionary.

`err:`

Contains words for handling errors.

`n:`

Contains words operating on numeric data.

`prefix:`

Contains prefix handlers.

`s:`

Contains words operating on string data.

`set:`

Contains words operating on sets (simple arrays)

`v:`

Contains words operating on variables.