## Function: COMMON-LISP:STRING
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> Coerces X into a string. If X is a string, X is returned. If X is a
> symbol, its name is returned. If X is a character then a one element
> string containing that character is returned. If X cannot be coerced
> into a string, an error occurs.

### Lambda list
```cl
(sb-impl::x)
```