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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]
awk
1. (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).
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2. An expression which is awkward to manipulate
through normal regexp facilities, for example, one
containing a newline.
[{Jargon File]
(1995-10-06)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Awk \Awk\ ([add]k), a. [OE. auk, awk (properly) turned away;
(hence) contrary, wrong, from Icel. ["o]figr, ["o]fugr,
afigr, turning the wrong way, fr. af off, away; cf. OHG.
abuh, Skr. ap[=a]c turned away, fr. apa off, away + a root
ak, a[u^]k, to bend, from which come also E. angle, anchor.]
[1913 Webster]
1. Odd; out of order; perverse. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
2. Wrong, or not commonly used; clumsy; sinister; as, the awk
end of a rod (the but end). [Obs.] --Golding.
[1913 Webster]
3. Clumsy in performance or manners; unhandy; not dexterous;
awkward. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Awk \Awk\, adv.
Perversely; in the wrong way. --L'Estrange.
[1913 Webster]
From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) : [ jargon ]
awk /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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From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) : [ vera ]
AWK
al Aho, peter Weinberger, brian Kernighan (Unix)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Awk \Awk\, adv.
Perversely; in the wrong way. --L'Estrange.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Awk \Awk\ ([add]k), a. [OE. auk, awk (properly) turned away;
(hence) contrary, wrong, from Icel. ["o]figr, ["o]fugr,
afigr, turning the wrong way, fr. af off, away; cf. OHG.
abuh, Skr. ap[=a]c turned away, fr. apa off, away + a root
ak, a[u^]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.] --Golding.
3. Clumsy in performance or manners; unhandy; not dexterous;
awkward. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
awk
a.
1 (lb en obsolete) (1: odd); out of order; perverse.
2 (lb en obsolete) (1: wrong), or not commonly used; clumsy;
sinister.
3 (lb en obsolete UK dialect) (1: clumsy) in performance or manners;
not dexterous; awkward.
4 (lb en US slang of a situation) (1: awkward); uncomfortable.
adv.
(lb en obsolete) perverse; in the wrong way.
n.
(lb en computing) A Unix scripting language or the command line
interface itself.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
awk
a.
1 (lb en obsolete) (1: odd); out of order; perverse.
2 (lb en obsolete) (1: wrong), or not commonly used; clumsy;
sinister.
3 (lb en obsolete UK dialect) (1: clumsy) in performance or manners;
not dexterous; awkward.
4 (lb en US slang of a situation) (1: awkward); uncomfortable.
adv.
(lb en obsolete) perverse; in the wrong way.
n.
(lb en computing) A Unix scripting language or the command line
interface itself.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
awk
a.
1 (lb en obsolete) (1: odd); out of order; perverse.
2 (lb en obsolete) (1: wrong), or not commonly used; clumsy;
sinister.
3 (lb en obsolete UK dialect) (1: clumsy) in performance or manners;
not dexterous; awkward.
4 (lb en US slang of a situation) (1: awkward); uncomfortable.
adv.
(lb en obsolete) perverse; in the wrong way.
n.
(lb en computing) A Unix scripting language or the command line
interface itself.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
awk
a.
1 (lb en obsolete) (1: odd); out of order; perverse.
2 (lb en obsolete) (1: wrong), or not commonly used; clumsy;
sinister.
3 (lb en obsolete UK dialect) (1: clumsy) in performance or manners;
not dexterous; awkward.
4 (lb en US slang of a situation) (1: awkward); uncomfortable.
adv.
(lb en obsolete) perverse; in the wrong way.
n.
(lb en computing) A Unix scripting language or the command line
interface itself.
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