A small but extensible Java based "embedded lisp"- derives from the 1960 Mc Carthy Lisp a new consequently functional, dynamically scoped dialect enriched by modern features (pattern matching, parallel processing, implicit lex. closures etc).
ELCO stands for Embedded Lisp COmpiler or Esdens Lisp COmpiler. The goal is to create a lisp compiler for embedded 32bit architectures. (i.e. ARM) With this compiler you are able to write lisp code on a naked chip. No OS needed.