[WEB4LIB] Re: Top 5 PERL Wiki Engines?

K.G. Schneider kgs at bluehighways.com
Wed Aug 25 16:35:19 EDT 2004


> : Er, no, a quick check (in Google, I searched with define: perl) reveals
> : it is "Perl,"  a proper noun derived from an acronym (Practical
> : Extraction and Research Language).
> 
> Perl the language is just "Perl."  Any acronyms were made up after the
> name.  See "What is the difference between Perl and perl?" in the Perl
> FAQ at
> 

It doesn't matter when an acronym is created; if it's created after the
fact, it's still an acronym.  

Kittens and Rabbits Eaten Never,

Karen G. Schneider
kgs at bluehighways.com






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