"JAPH" meaning in All languages combined

See JAPH on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: JAPHs [plural]
Etymology: Initialism of just another Perl hacker. Head templates: {{en-noun}} JAPH (plural JAPHs)
  1. (computing, programming) A program written in Perl that outputs the text Just another Perl hacker, usually programmed in an obfuscated manner so that the output is not obvious until it is run. Wikipedia link: Just another Perl hacker Categories (topical): Computing, Programming

Inflected forms

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