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INSPECT is an interactive version of DESCRIBE. The nature of the
interaction is implementation-dependent, but the purpose of INSPECT is to
make it easy to wander through a data structure, examining and modifying parts
of it.
INSPECT is like DESCRIBE, but instead of printing the information it
presents the information in some kind of interactive display; typically either
a command loop in the current listener or a new window with its own user
interface.
Implementations are encouraged to respond to the typing of ‘?’ or a “help key” by providing help, including a list of commands.