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Grep

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Grep"

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Word	Definition
capturenoun	An act of capturing; a seizing by force or stratagem.
pattern matchingnoun	(computer science) the act of checking some sequence of tokens for the presence of the constituents of a pattern
patternnoun	Model, example.
pagernoun	(telecommunications) A wireless telecommunications device that receives text or voice messages.
parsernoun	(computing) A computer program that parses.
filemasknoun	(computing) A text pattern that matches certain filenames.
submatchnoun	(computing) A match forming part of a larger match, for example in a text string being searched.
screennoun	A physical divider intended to block an area from view, or provide shelter from something dangerous.
diffnoun	(computing) Any program which compares two files or sets of files and outputs a description of the differences between them.
regexpnoun	(computing) Alternative form of regex.
filernoun	One who files something.
harvesternoun	A machine that gathers the harvest (harvests the crop).
lexernoun	(computing) A computer program that performs lexical analysis.
geoparsernoun	A program or algorithm that performs geoparsing.
selectornoun	Someone or something which selects or chooses.
lookupnoun	The process of locating a term in a reference work.
lexical analyzernoun	(computing) A computer program that performs lexical analysis.
needlenoun	A long, thin, sharp implement usually for piercing as in sewing, embroidery, acupuncture, tattooing, body piercing, medical injections, sutures, etc; or a blunt but otherwise similar implement used for forming loops or knots in crafts such as darning, knitting, tatting, etc.
seekverb	(ambitransitive) To try to find; to look for; to search for.
patch filenoun	(computing) A text file or binary file that lists differences between two versions of a file.