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Perl

A Dictionary of the Internet | 2001 | | Copyright

Perl A programming language which is included in this dictionary because it has become the main language of programmers who carry out CGI PROGRAMMING. The language manipulates strings (sequences of characters) and contains facilities for searching for particular sequences of characters in a string, replacing parts of strings and creating new strings from other strings. It can also manipulate numbers and OBJECTS. It is currently being challenged by JAVA. See also SERVLET.

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PERL

A Dictionary of Computing | 2004 | | Copyright

PERL Acronym for practical extraction and report language. A scripting language for scanning text files, extracting information, and printing reports. Originally developed in the UNIX environment, implementations for other platforms are now available, including MS-DOS.

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PERL

The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations | 1998 | | Copyright

PERL (pʔːl) Computing practical extraction and report language

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FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "PERL." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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Free newspaper and magazine articles

	Neale Perl accepts 'amazing' challenge as head of WPAS.(LIFE) Newspaper article from: The Washington Times (Washington, DC); 4/4/2002
	SIX BEST-SELLING PERL BOOKS RELEASED ON ONE CD-ROM. Newspaper article from: CD Computing News; 9/1/1999
	Logic programming with Perl and Prolog.(DATABASE AND NETWORK INTELLIGENCE) Magazine article from: Database and Network Journal; 4/1/2006