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| Domain | Definition |
Computing | Grep /grep/ vi. [from the qed/ed editor idiom g/re/p, where re stands for a regular expression, to Globally search for the Regular Expression and Print the lines containing matches to it, via {Unix `grep(1)'] To rapidly scan a file or set of files looking for a particular string or pattern (when browsing through a large set of files, one may speak of `grepping around'). By extension, to look for something by pattern. "Grep the bulletin board for the system backup schedule, would you?" See also vgrep. [It has been alleged that the source is from the title of a paper "A General Regular Expression Parser", but dmr confirms the g/re/p etymology -ESR]. Source: Jargon File. |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
There are many derivatives of grep, for example agrep which stands for approximate grep to facilitate fuzzy string searching, fgrep for fixed pattern searches and egrep for searches involving more sophisticated regular expression syntax. All these variations of grep have been ported to many computer operating systems.
The Perl programming language provides a pattern matching function named grep, as do other languages.
Grep is often used as a verb, a synonym of search, e.g., "I grepped the Wikipedia for an article on Unix searching and found it here."
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Grep."
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
GREP | English | Genetic Resources and Enhancement Programme | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Crosswords: GREP |
| Specialty definitions using "GREP": eyeball search ♦ fgrep, FIXME ♦ kiboze ♦ optical grep ♦ SKsh ♦ TLAs ♦ vgrep. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "GREP" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Albanian (chela, click, fish rod, fishing rod, hook, key, needle, tenterhook, tenterhooks), Czech (grapefruit), Manx (dung fork, garden fork), Norwegian (grasp, grip, hold), Swedish (fork, pitchfork). |
| Domain | Title |
Books | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Expression using "GREP": optical grep. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
grep | 155 | grep linux | 5 |
window grep | 50 | grep tutorial | 4 |
unix grep | 17 | recursive grep | 4 |
perl grep | 13 | dts grep task | 3 |
grep command | 12 | free grep window | 3 |
batch dos grep | 10 | awk cat grep sed sort source tool unix | 3 |
dos grep | 8 | gitar grep | 3 |
command grep unix | 8 | grep find | 3 |
grep man | 7 | grep download | 3 |
example grep | 6 | free grep ware | 3 |
grep match pattern | 5 | using grep | 2 |
win grep | 5 | grep win32 | 2 |
expression grep regular | 2 | ||
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "GREP"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||
Korean | ê·¸ë ™. (various references) | ||||
Pig Latin | epgray | ||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-g-p-r" | |
-1 letter: erg, peg, per, reg, rep. | |
-2 letters: er, pe, re. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-g-p-r" | |
+1 letter: gaper, grape, gripe, grope, pager, parge, purge, repeg. | |
+2 letters: gapers, gasper, gawper, gipper, gopher, grapes, grapey, griped, griper, gripes, gripey, grippe, groped, groper, gropes, gulper, gypper, pagers, parged, parges, parget, pinger, proleg, pugree, purged, purger, purges, repegs, repugn, sparge, spurge, upgrew. | |
+3 letters: creping, earplug, epergne, epigram, gappier, garpike, gaspers, gawpers, gimpier, gippers, goopier, gophers, grapery, graphed, grapier, grapnel, grapple, grasped, grasper, graupel, gripers, gripier, gripmen, gripped, gripper, grippes, gripple, gropers, grouped, grouper, groupie, grumped, guipure, gulpers, gulpier, gyplure, gyppers, gypster, impregn, parerga, pargets, peerage, peering, pergola, perigee, perigon, periwig, perking, perming, pierogi, piggery, piggier, pingers, pirogen, pirogue, plaguer, pledger, pledgor, plugger, plunger, podgier, porgies, portage, pranged, preaged, preeing, pregame, prepreg, presage, presong, preying, prigged, primage, progeny, progged, progger, prolegs, pronged, protege, pudgier, pugaree, puggier, puggree, pugrees, purgers, pyrogen, rampage, reaping, regroup, repugns, serpigo, sparged, sparger, sparges, splurge, sponger, springe, spurges, trepang, upgrade, upsurge, warpage. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage: Commercial 4. Expressions | 5. Expressions: Internet 6. Translations: Modern 7. Abbreviations 8. Acronyms | 9. Anagrams 10. Bibliography |
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