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Perl is a high-level, interpreted, and general-purpose dynamic programming language used mainly for web development and system administration tasks. It is an open source language which is designed to be highly extensible and portable. Perl is an amalgamation of several programming languages including C, shell scripting, and sed and awk. Perl is widely used for web development tasks such as CGI programming, and it is popular among system administrators for its powerful text processing capabilities. It is also used for tasks such as database access, network programming, and GUI development. Perl's syntax is highly readable, making it easy to learn and write code quickly. It also has a wide variety of libraries and modules that can be used to extend its functionality. Perl is an ideal language for rapid development of web applications, and is often used for creating dynamic web pages. It is also a popular language for developing applications for the command line and for automating system administration tasks. It is compatible with multiple operating systems, and can be run on both Unix-like and Windows platforms.

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