awk
:awk: /awk/ 1. n. [Unix techspeak] An interpreted language for massaging
text data developed by Alfred Aho, Peter Weinberger, and Brian Kernighan
(the name derives from their initials). It is characterized by C-like
syntax, a declaration-free approach to variable typing and declarations,
associative arrays, and field-oriented text processing. See also Perl
2. n. Editing term for an expression awkward to manipulate through
normal regexp
facilities (for example, one containing a newline
. 3.
vt. To process data using `awk(1)'.
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