In only about a month's time, I've actually grown rather fond of calling these "quasars".
It felt jarring at first--but I've definitely warmed up to it--and I think other people will too.
It joins the names "PIN" and "TIE" and "LIFT".
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"That's a block with a space, pin, tie, lift, and quasar in it."
One Might Argue The Pattern Would be "QUASI"
>> pin _
== @ ; <-- look, it's a "pin"
>> quasi _
== ~ ; <-- look, it's a "quasi"
The problem here though, is that PINNED? and LIFTED? and TIED? are good words, but QUASID? and QUASIFIED? aren't so great.
So QUASIFORM? was preferred over QUASIFIED?... and then QUASI? became the shorthand for QUASIFORM?
>> quoted? first ['a]
== ~okay~ ; anti
>> quasi? first [~a~]
== ~okay~ ; anti
We'd have to let go of the shorthand of QUASI? for QUASIFORM? if we wanted true uniformity to complete the pattern and call ~ a "quasi"
>> quasi? first [~]
== ~okay~ ; anti
>> quasi? first [~a~]
== ~null~ ; anti
>> quasiform? first [~]
== ~okay~ ; anti
>> quasiform? first [~a~]
== ~okay~ ; anti
But I Like QUASAR And The Existing QUASI? Better
"~ is a quasi" doesn't sound right, quasi sounds like a modifier.
"~ is a quasar" has come to settle with me... like I said... and I think it's better, and lets us keep QUASI? as the question to test for a quasiform.