Perl Program

A Perl Program is a software program composed of Perl statements (written in the Perl programming language) that can be accepted by a Perl interpreter.

• Context:
  • It can (typically) be a Data Processing Program.
  • It can be the basis of a Perl-based System.
  • It can receive Perl Command Line Options (processed by a Perl Command Line Processor.
  • It can range from being a CLI-based Perl Program (such as a Perl oneliner) to being a Daemon-based Perl Program.
  • It can make use of a Perl Variable.
  • It can make use of a Perl Data Structure.
  • It can make use of a Perl Function, such as a Perl Built-in Function.
  • It can make use of a Perl Library.
• Example(s):
  • Perl Coding Example.
  • helloWorld.pl.
  • pointStats.pl.
  • tok2WikiFormat.pl.
  • ...
• Counter-Example(s)
  • a Python Program.
  • a Java Program.
  • an R Program.
• See: Software Script, Perl Code Fragment, Perl Program Template.

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