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Grep - What does it mean?

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grep

English

(wikipedia grep)

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • A program which selects lines in a file which match a given pattern.
  • Verb

    (grepp)
  • To use a program such as grep to search in a file.
  • By extension, to search anything (perhaps a paper document by eye).
  • Derived terms

    * greppable

    Phrases

    * you can't grep dead trees: one can more easily search through digital media, using tools such as grep, than one can search through paper books (i.e., those made from dead trees)

    Anagrams

    * preg

    Not English

    has no English definition. It may be misspelled.