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Re: Perl Etymology, a Recondite List

by revdiablo (Prior)
on Oct 08, 2004 at 13:09 UTC ( [id://397713]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??

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in reply to Perl Etymology, a Recondite List

There are the two traditional expansions

It's worth noting that these are retronyms backronyms. That is, they were coined after Perl was already named. I'm sure you already knew that, but some readers of this thread might not.

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Re^2: Perl Etymology, a Recondite List
by jdporter (Paladin) on Oct 08, 2004 at 15:57 UTC
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      Ah, yes. It seems retronym is a word, but the wrong one. From dictionary.com:

      retronym, n.
      A word or phrase created because an existing term that was once used alone needs to be distinguished from a term referring to a new development

      Backronym is indeed the correct word here.

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Re^2: Perl Etymology, a Recondite List
by Aristotle (Chancellor) on Feb 28, 2006 at 16:43 UTC

    Note that Larry explains that “Perl” was intentionally meant to generate backronyms.

    Makeshifts last the longest.

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