regexp

2 definitions found

regexp - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  regexp
  
     1. regular expression.
  
     2. Name of a well-known PD regexp-handling package in portable
     C, written by revered Usenetter Henry Spencer
     <henry@zoo.toronto.edu>.
  
     [Jargon File]
  

regexp - Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003) :

  regexp
   /reg'eksp/, n.
  
     [Unix] (alt.: regex or reg-ex)
  
     1. Common written and spoken abbreviation for regular expression, one
     of the wildcard patterns used, e.g., by Unix utilities such as
     grep(1), sed(1), and awk(1). These use conventions similar to but
  more
     elaborate than those described under glob. For purposes of this
     lexicon, it is sufficient to note that regexps also allow
  complemented
     character sets using ^; thus, one can specify `any non-alphabetic
     character' with [^A-Za-z].
  
     2. Name of a well-known PD regexp-handling package in portable C,
     written by revered Usenetter Henry Spencer.