"twigil" meaning in All languages combined

See twigil on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: twigils [plural]
Etymology: Blend of twin + sigil Etymology templates: {{blend|en|twin|sigil}} Blend of twin + sigil Head templates: {{en-noun}} twigil (plural twigils)
  1. (programming, Perl language) A character prepended to a variable name to indicate its scope. Wikipedia link: twigil Categories (topical): Programming Translations (Translations): twigil (French)

Inflected forms

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