Perl

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English

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Etymology

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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”.

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Perl

  1. (computer languages) A family of high-level programming languages, particularly used for text processing.
    • 1999, Eric Herrmann, Mastering Perl 5[2], 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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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Steve Silberman (2000 October) “Scripting on the Lido Deck”, in Wired[1], →ISSN, archived from the original on 2016-03-07

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German

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /pɛʁl/
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Noun

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Perl f (genitive Perl, no plural)

  1. (uncountable, printing, dated) pearl: the small size of type standardized as 5 points.

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Hunsrik

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Perl f (plural Perle)

  1. pearl

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