Perl

[ purl ]

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

Origin of Perl

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

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British Dictionary definitions for Perl

Perl

/ (pɜːl) /


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

Origin of Perl

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C20: from p (ractical) e (xtraction and) r (eport) l (anguage)

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