Perl

American  

[purl] / pɜrl /

Digital Technology, Trademark.

1. a high-level scripting language, originally created to help automate text processing, now used more broadly.

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Perl British  

/ pɜːl /

noun

1. a computer language that is used for text manipulation, esp on the Internet

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Etymology

Origin of Perl

Coined in 1987 by Perl's creator, Larry Wall, U.S. computer programmer (born 1954)

Example Sentences

Four years ago, Isobel Perl was living with friends in London and thriving.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2024

In New York City, meanwhile, soil expert Sara Perl Egendorf saw that residents weren't sure how best to protect against soil lead contamination in urban gardens.

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2023

Aside from Anne Frank and the lesser-known Gisella Perl, a Jewish doctor at Auschwitz, few women’s voices have made it into the mainstream narrative surrounding this dark time in history.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 15, 2022

Something is troubling Jed Perl, but he won’t say exactly what.

From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2022

But old attitudes and distorted stubborn impressions of my father outlived Arnold Perl and James Baldwin.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey