Re: Wild computer language names

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From: Geoff Allen
Date: Wed, 03 Oct 1990 16:03

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To get back to the original subject...

The perl manual offers two possibilities for the meaning of the name:

	Practical Exctraction and Report Language

		or

	Pathologically Eclectic Rubbish Lister

Mr. Wall identifies the second to be the *true* meaning of the name.

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Subject: Re: Wild computer language names
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