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Pronunciation: [pˈɜːl] (IPA)

Perl, a high-level programming language used for a variety of tasks such as web development, system administration, data manipulation, and more, has several synonyms. These include Practical Extraction and Reporting Language, Pathologically Eclectic Rubbish Lister, and Polyglot Everything Really Likeable. Practical Extraction and Reporting Language, known as PERL, was the original name for the language. Pathologically Eclectic Rubbish Lister is a humorous term that refers to Perl's flexibility and the fact that it can handle almost any task. Polyglot Everything Really Likeable is a more lighthearted synonym that emphasizes Perl's versatility, ease of use, and wide range of applications. Whatever you call it, Perl remains a popular language among developers due to its flexibility, scalability, and robustness.
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What are the hypernyms for Perl?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

  • Other hypernyms:

    programming language, interpreted language, scripting language, object-oriented language, cross-platform language.

Usage examples for Perl

Nor less Maestro Giorgio shines With madre-Perl and golden lines Of arabesques, and interweaves His birds and fruits and flowers and leaves About some landscape, shaded brown, With olive tints on rock and town.
"The Complete Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow"
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Several well-to-do Maskilim not only founded but, like Perl, also maintained such schools, and gave instruction in some or all of the subjects taught in them.
"The Haskalah Movement in Russia"
Jacob S. Raisin
Erter, Letteris, Krochmal, Perl, Rapoport, Eichenbaum, Pinsker, and Werbel became better known in Russia than in their own land.
"The Haskalah Movement in Russia"
Jacob S. Raisin

Famous quotes with Perl

  • Ruby inherited the Perl philosophy of having more than one way to do the same thing. I inherited that philosophy from Larry Wall, who is my hero actually. I want to make Ruby users free. I want to give them the freedom to choose.
    Yukihiro Matsumoto
  • I want people to use Perl. I want to be a positive ingredient of the world and make my American history. So, whatever it takes to give away my software and get it used, that's great.
    Larry Wall
  • Perl was designed to work more like a natural language. It's a little more complicated but there are more shortcuts, and once you learned the language, it's more expressive.
    Larry Wall
  • The world has become a larger place. The universe has been expanding, and Perl's been expanding along with the universe.
    Larry Wall
  • There is no schedule. We are all volunteers, so we get it done when we get it done. Perl 5 still works fine, and we plan to take the right amount of time on Perl 6.
    Larry Wall

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