deref (deref ref) Reads an atom or volatile, the value inside a reduced, or a var's root. The reader form @x is the same operation. Works as a function value, so map/reduce take it bare. Run(def a (atom 1)) (println (deref a)) ; 1 (println @a) ; 1 (println (map deref [(atom 1) (atom 2)])) ; (1 2) (println @(reduced 3)) ; 3