Perl
See also: perl
English
Etymology
A respelling of its original name Pearl, a reference to Matthew 13:46.[1][2]A common backronymic explanation is “Practical Extraction and Reporting Language”.
Proper noun
Perl
- (computer languages) A family of high-level programming languages, particularly used for text processing.
- 1999, Eric Herrmann, Mastering Perl 5, Sybex, →ISBN, page 5:
- Perl attracted the attention of Unix system administrators, who needed a language that was easier to use than the C programming language and more powerful than scripting languages such as Borne[sic] and C-shell.
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See also
- Raku
References
- The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], 1611, OCLC 964384981, Matthew 13:46: “Who when hee had found one pearle of great price, he went and solde all that he had, and bought it.”.
- Steve Silberman (October 2000), “Scripting on the Lido Deck”, in Wired, ISSN 1059-1028, archived from the original on 2016-03-07
Further reading
Perl on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- LPer, RELP, REPL, lerp, repl.
German
Etymology
From French perle (“pearl”), used by Jean Jannon for the type used in his miniature editions of Horace, Vergil, and the New Testament in the 1620s.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɛʁl/
Audio (file)
Noun
Perl f (genitive Perl, no plural)
- (uncountable, printing, dated) pearl: the small size of type standardized as 5 points.
Declension
Declension of Perl [sg-only, feminine]
| singular | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Perl |
| genitive | einer | der | Perl |
| dative | einer | der | Perl |
| accusative | eine | die | Perl |
Derived terms
- Perlbibel
Hunsrik
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pʰɛl/
Noun
Perl f (plural Perle)
- pearl
Further reading
- Online Hunsrik Dictionary