meaning of constraint logic programming
1.   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Logic Programming CLP A programming framework based like Prolog on LUSH or SLD resolution, but in which unification has been replaced by a constraint solver.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 incremental constraint 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]. 
						 
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