in reply to Differ. array and List
A list is an ordered collection of scalars. An array is a variable that contains a list. The two terms are often used as if they're interchangeable. But, to be accurate, the list is the data, and the array is the variable. You can have a list value that isn't in an array, but every array variable holds a list (although that list may be empty).
List Assignment
($fred, $barney, $dino) = ("flintstone", "rubble", undef); ($fred, $barney) = ($barney, $fred);
Array Assignment
@rocks = qw/ bedrock slate lava /; @tiny = ( ); # the empty list $dino = "granite"; @quarry = (@rocks, "crushed rock", @tiny, $dino);
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