Perl terms starting with R

22 terms

  1. readable With respect to files, one that has the proper permission bit set to let you access the file.
  2. reaping The last rites performed by a parent "process" on behalf of a deceased child process so that it doesn't remain a "zombie".
  3. record All the documents and evidence plus transcripts of oral proceedings in a case.
  4. recursion Recursion results from a method being invoked when an existing call to the same method has not yet returned.
  5. reference A document that discloses subject matter that is material to a determination of the patentability of a claimed invention. MPEP 2126, MPEP 2126.
  6. referent Whatever a reference refers to, which may or may not have a name. Common types of referents include scalars, arrays, hashes, and subroutines.
  7. regex See "regular expression".
  8. regular expression A single entity with various interpretations, like an elephant. To a computer scientist, it's a grammar for a little language in which some strings are…
  9. regular expression modifier An option on a pattern or substitution, such as /i to render the pattern case insensitive. See also "cloister".
  10. regular file A "file" that's not a "directory", a "device", a named "pipe" or "socket", or a "symbolic link".
  11. relational operator An "operator" that says whether a particular ordering relationship is "true" about a pair of operands.
  12. reserved words A word with a specific, built-in meaning to a "compiler", such as if or delete.
  13. return value The value of the expression used in a return statement.
  14. RFC River Forecast Center. Centers that serve groups of Weather Service Forecast offices and Weather Forecast offices, in providing hydrologic guidance and is…
  15. right shift A "bit shift" that divides a number by some power of 2.
  16. root To trap a target in place/stuck using a "root" type spell such as Entangling Roots.
  17. RTFM What you are told when someone thinks you should Read The Fine Manual.
  18. run phase Any time after Perl starts running your main program. See also "compile phase".
  19. run time The time when Perl is actually doing what your code says to do, as opposed to the earlier period of time when it was trying to figure out whether what you…
  20. run-time pattern A pattern that contains one or more variables to be interpolated before parsing the pattern as a "regular expression", and that therefore cannot be…
  21. RV See Reentry Vehicle.
  22. rvalue A "value" that you might find on the right side of an "assignment". See also "lvalue".