Perl Library

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
PL
Pronunciation
/pərl ˈlaɪbrɛˌri/
Category
Computing
Related Field
Software

Examples in Context

  1. Perl seemed an obvious language to choose for this project & it is supported on most typical platforms, and there are many convenient libraries available in the Perl library repository, CPAN.
  2. There is no requirement in the Perl XML-RPC library that there be a Perl function called sum ().
  3. Don't let the name fool you; this really is Perl's XML-RPC library, which for historical reasons has this unexpected name.
  4. For installation on UNIX, your user may need root or at least some administrative privileges, because installation is done into Perl's own library directory.
  5. In contrast with other open source languages like Perl and Python, PHP lacks a robust community effort to develop a math library.

Other meanings of PL