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+USING: help help.markup help.syntax ;
+IN: prettyprint.backend.callables
+
+HELP: simplify-callable
+{ $values { "quot" callable } { "quot'" callable } }
+{ $description "Converts " { $snippet "quot" } " into an equivalent quotation by simplifying usages of " { $link dip } ", " { $link call } ", " { $link curry } ", and " { $link compose } " with literal parameters. This word is used when callable objects are prettyprinted." } ;