Perl
/pəːl
/noun [mass noun] Computing
A high-level general-purpose programming language used especially for developing Web applications.Programmers already competent in Perl and C will get the most from this book....
- Overall, this book covers graphics programming in Perl in a logically ordered and balanced manner.
- The code is relatively simple yet will look odd to even the most experienced Perl programmers.
Origin
1980s: respelling of pearl1, arbitrarily chosen for its positive connotations.