As a proper noun grep
is a program which selects lines in a file which match a given pattern.
As a verb grep
is to use a program such as grep to search in a file.
As a noun grex is
a multicellular aggregate of amoeba.
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
External links
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grex
English
Noun
(greges)
A multicellular aggregate of amoeba.
A kind of group used in horticultural nomenclature, applied to the progeny of an artificial cross from specified parents.
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