Perl

(pûrl)

A trademark for a widely used programming language that has powerful text-processing features.

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Perl

(pɜːl)

(Computer Science) a computer language that is used for text manipulation, esp on the internet

[C20: from p(ractical) e(xtraction and) r(eport) l(anguage)]

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Material on performance enhancement with mod_perl includes Apache, that on web templates includes Mason, and an appendix provides Perl basics such as types of data, operators and variables.

Beginning Perl Web development; from novice to professional

ERS 3.0 includes full PHP and mod_perl support and provides an industry-standard protocol for efficiently transferring files over a TCP/IP network using FTP.

COVALENT RELEASES ENTERPRISE READY SERVER 3.0

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