Perl

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

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German[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

  • IPA(key): /pɛʁl/
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Noun[edit]

Perl f (genitive Perl, no plural)

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

Declension[edit]

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[edit]

Hunsrik[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

Perl f (plural Perle)

  1. pearl

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