knights of the lambda calculus

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knights of the lambda calculus - Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003) :

  Knights of the Lambda Calculus
   n.
  
     A semi-mythical organization of wizardly LISP and Scheme hackers. The
     name refers to a mathematical formalism invented by Alonzo Church,
     with which LISP is intimately connected. There is no enrollment list
     and the criteria for induction are unclear, but one well-known LISPer
     has been known to give out buttons and, in general, the members know
     who they are....