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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

grep

/ɡɹɛp/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.11 in modern English

Syllables
grep
IPA
/ɡɹɛp/
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A program which selects lines in a file which match a given pattern.

verb

To use a program such as grep to search in a file.

verb

To search anything (perhaps a paper document by eye).

Example Sentences

Etymology

From an idiomatic command sequence in the qed and ed text editors: ‘g/re/p’, meaning: globally search for a regular expression and print.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ɡɹɛp/

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Computing.

Inflected Forms

greps (present, singular) grepping (participle, present) grepped (participle, past) grepped (past)

Derived Forms

greppable

Rhymes With

step yep rep ep prep pep doorstep shep crepe hep steppe strep

Questions

How do you pronounce grep?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡɹɛp/.
What does grep mean?
A program which selects lines in a file which match a given pattern.
Where does grep come from?
From an idiomatic command sequence in the qed and ed text editors: ‘g/re/p’, meaning: globally search for a regular expression and print.

How to pronounce grep

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