grep
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grep
- /ɡɹɛp/ UK
Rhymes with -ɛp
Where it comes from
From an idiomatic command sequence in the qed and ed text editors: ‘g/re/p’, meaning: globally search for a regular expression and print.
proper noun
- A program which selects lines in a file which match a given pattern.
verb greps · grepping · grepped
- To use a program such as grep to search in a file. You can't grep dead trees.
- To search anything (perhaps a paper document by eye).
Translations
Talk about this word "grep." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/grep. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. grep. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/grep "grep." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/grep.Cite this
@misc{grep_2026,
title = {grep},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/grep},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
