[WEB4LIB] Re: Top 5 PERL Wiki Engines?

[Stephen Meyer]

 From Learning Perl, 3rd Edition by Tom Phoenix and Randal L. Schwartz, 
footnote in the Intoduction:

"It's actually a retronym, not an acronym. That is, Larry came up with 
the name first, and the expansion later. That's why "Perl" isn't in all 
caps."

K.G. Schneider wrote:

>>: 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
>>
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> 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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