☜	ASCII 43 M[UMPS] by Example					☞

Plus sign ("+")

ASCII code 43.

This character may be used as a unary ‘numeric interpretation’ operator.
Set X=+"5 apples"

This character may be used as a binary ‘addition’ operator.
Set X=3+4

Addition in the 1990 ANSI M[UMPS] language standard:

This character may be used to indicate addition of a name to the LOCK table.
Lock +NAME

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