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JAPH

JAPH noun: a program written in Perl that outputs the text Just another Perl hacker, usually programmed in an obfuscated manner so that the output is not obvious until it is run.

Noun

JAPH (plural JAPHs)

  1. A program written in Perl that outputs the text Just another Perl hacker, usually programmed in an obfuscated manner so that the output is not obvious until it is run.

Forms of JAPH

pluralJAPHs

Origin of JAPH

Initialism of just another Perl hacker.

Questions about JAPH

What does JAPH mean?
JAPH means a program written in Perl that outputs the text Just another Perl hacker, usually programmed in an obfuscated manner so that the output is not obvious until it is run.
What part of speech is JAPH?
JAPH is a noun.
What is the plural of JAPH?
The plural of JAPH is JAPHs.

Words near JAPH in the dictionary

  1. japester
  2. japesters
  3. Japetian
  4. Japetus
  5. japeworthy
  6. JAPH
  7. Japhetan
  8. Japhetans
  9. Japheth
  10. Japhethic
  11. Japhethite

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