Constraint Logic Programming

(CLP) A programming framework based (like Prolog) on LUSH

(or SLD) resolution, but in which unification has been

replaced by a constraint solver. A CLP interpreter

contains a Prolog-like inference engine and an incrementalconstraint solver. The engine sends constraints to the

solver one at a time. If the new constraint is consistent

with the collected constraints it will be added to the set.

If it was inconsistent, it will cause the engine to

backtrack.

CLP* is a variant.

["Constraint Logic Programming", J. Jaffar et al, 14th POPL,

ACM 1987].

(1994-11-01)