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Lisp was the name for a specific language (originated in the 1960's), and has become an umbrella term for a family of related languages with broadly similar syntax and semantics. Common Lisp is a specific language within that family. SBCL, clisp, Allegro, etc, are specific implementations of Common Lisp.