Notes on  AWK 

1. n. [Unix techspeak] An interpreted language for massaging text
data developed by Alfred Aho, Peter Weinberger, and Brian Kernighan
(the name derives from their initials). It is characterized by C-like
syntax, a declaration-free approach to variable typing and
declarations, associative arrays, and field-oriented text processing.
See also PERL.

2. n. Editing term for an expression awkward to manipulate through
normal REGEXP facilities (for example, one containing a NEWLINE).

3. vt. To process data using awk(1).

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