Perl
See also: perl
English
editEtymology
editA 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
editPerl
- (computer languages) A family of high-level programming languages, particularly used for text processing.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], 1611, →OCLC, 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 (2000 October) “Scripting on the Lido Deck”, in Wired[1], →ISSN, archived from the original on 2016-03-07
Further reading
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editGerman
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editNoun
editPerl f (genitive Perl, no plural)
- (uncountable, printing, dated) pearl: the small size of type standardized as 5 points.
Declension
editDeclension of Perl [sg-only, feminine]
Derived terms
editHunsrik
editPronunciation
editNoun
editPerl f (plural Perle)
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