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Greps vs Greys - What's the difference?

greps | greys |

As a verb greps

is (grep).

As a noun greys is

.

greps

English

Verb

(head)
  • (grep)
  • Anagrams

    * pregs ----

    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

    greys

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • Anagrams

    * ----