AWK (Aho Weinberger Kernighan)
programming language included with the UNIX operating system that is designed for processing text files (the name is made from the initials of the three inventors) | ||||
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AWK Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
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1. <tool, language> (Named from the authors' initials) An interpreted language included with many versions of Unix for massaging text data, developed by Alfred Aho, Peter Weinberger, and Brian Kernighan in 1978. It is characterised by C-like syntax, declaration-free variables, associative arrays, and field-oriented text processing.
There is a GNU version called gawk and other varients including bawk, mawk, nawk, tawk. Perl was inspired in part by awk but is much more powerful.
Unix manual page: awk(1).
netlib WWW. netlib FTP.
["The AWK Programming Language" A. Aho, B. Kernighan, P. Weinberger, A-W 1988].
2. An expression which is awkward to manipulate through normal regexp facilities, for example, one containing a newline.
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(1995-10-06)
1. <tool, language> (Named from the authors' initials) An interpreted language included with many versions of Unix for massaging text data, developed by Alfred Aho, Peter Weinberger, and Brian Kernighan in 1978. It is characterised by C-like syntax, declaration-free variables, associative arrays, and field-oriented text processing.
There is a GNU version called gawk and other varients including bawk, mawk, nawk, tawk. Perl was inspired in part by awk but is much more powerful.
Unix manual page: awk(1).
netlib WWW. netlib FTP.
["The AWK Programming Language" A. Aho, B. Kernighan, P. Weinberger, A-W 1988].
2.
[Jargon File]
(1995-10-06)
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/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. 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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Awk
An interpreted programming language that is included in most versions of UNIX. The name is derived from the initials of its creators -- Alfred Aho, Peter Weinberger, and Brian Kernighan -- who developed the language in 1977 and 1978. The language is particularly designed for filtering and manipulating textual data. In this respect, it is similar to Perl, though Perl is more powerful.
There are many variants of awk, including gawk, which is the GNU version.
An interpreted programming language that is included in most versions of UNIX. The name is derived from the initials of its creators -- Alfred Aho, Peter Weinberger, and Brian Kernighan -- who developed the language in 1977 and 1978. The language is particularly designed for filtering and manipulating textual data. In this respect, it is similar to Perl, though Perl is more powerful.
There are many variants of awk, including gawk, which is the GNU version.
AWK Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Awk
(adv.)
Perversely; in the wrong way.
(a.)
Wrong, or not commonly used; clumsy; sinister; as, the awk end of a rod (the but end).
(a.)
Odd; out of order; perverse.
(a.)
Clumsy in performance or manners; unhandy; not dexterous; awkward.
(adv.)
Perversely; in the wrong way.
(a.)
Wrong, or not commonly used; clumsy; sinister; as, the awk end of a rod (the but end).
(a.)
Odd; out of order; perverse.
(a.)
Clumsy in performance or manners; unhandy; not dexterous; awkward.
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awk
\awk\ (&add;k), a. [oe. auk, awk (properly) turned away; (hence) contrary, wrong, from icel. ?figr, ?fugr, afigr, turning the wrong way, fr. af off, away; cf. ohg. abuh, skr. apāc turned away, fr. apa off, away + a root ak, a&uor;k, to bend, from which come also e. angle, anchor.]
1. odd; out of order; perverse. [obs.]
2. wrong, or not commonly used; clumsy; sinister; as, the awk end of a rod (the but end). [obs.]
3. clumsy in performance or manners; unhandy; not dexterous; awkward. [obs. or prov. eng.]
awk
\awk\, adv. perversely; in the wrong way.
awk
\awk\ (&add;k), a. [oe. auk, awk (properly) turned away; (hence) contrary, wrong, from icel. ?figr, ?fugr, afigr, turning the wrong way, fr. af off, away; cf. ohg. abuh, skr. apāc turned away, fr. apa off, away + a root ak, a&uor;k, to bend, from which come also e. angle, anchor.]
1. odd; out of order; perverse. [obs.]
2. wrong, or not commonly used; clumsy; sinister; as, the awk end of a rod (the but end). [obs.]
3. clumsy in performance or manners; unhandy; not dexterous; awkward. [obs. or prov. eng.]
awk
\awk\, adv. perversely; in the wrong way.
AWK Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Holding company with subsidiaries which provide water services for residential, commercial and industrial customers.
AWK Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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AWK (programming language)
AWK is a general purpose programming language that is designed for processing text-based data, either in files or data streams. The name AWK is derived from the surnames of its authors — Alfred Aho, Peter Weinberger, and Brian Kernighan; however, it is not commonly pronounced as a string of separate letters but rather to sound the same as the name of the bird, auk (which acts as an emblem of the language such as on The AWK Programming Language book cover). awk, when written in all lowercase letters, refers to the Unix or Plan 9 program that runs other programs written in the AWK programming language.
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