PERL

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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

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PERL (pʔːl) Computing practical extraction and report language

The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH

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