A simple string is a specialized one-dimensional simple array whose elements are of type character or a subtype of type character. When used as a type specifier for object creation, simple-string means (simple-array character (size))
.
Abbreviating.
This denotes the union of all types (simple-array c (size))
for all subtypes c of character; that is, the set of simple strings of size size.
\issue{CHARACTER-PROPOSAL:2-3-4} \issue{ARRAY-DIMENSION-IMPLICATIONS:ALL-FIXNUM} \issue{CHARACTER-PROPOSAL:2-3-5}