Definitions for AWK
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WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. awknoun

   A Unix script written in the awk language.

2. awkadverb

   Perversely; in the wrong way.

3. awkadjective

   Odd; out of order; perverse.

4. awkadjective

   Wrong, or not commonly used; clumsy; sinister; as, the awk end of a rod (the butt end).

5. awkadjective

   Clumsy in performance or manners; unhandy; not dexterous; awkward.

6. awknoun

   A Unix scripting language or the command line interface itself.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Awkadjective

   Odd; out of order.

   Etymology: a barbarous contraction of the word awkward.

   We have heard as arrant jangling in the pulpits, as the steeples; and professors ringing as awk as the bells to give notice of the conflagration. Roger L'Estrange.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Awkadjective

   odd; out of order; perverse

2. Awkadjective

   wrong, or not commonly used; clumsy; sinister; as, the awk end of a rod (the but end)

3. Awkadjective

   clumsy in performance or manners; unhandy; not dexterous; awkward

4. Awkadverb

   perversely; in the wrong way

5. Etymology: [OE. auk, awk (properly) turned away; (hence) contrary, wrong, from Icel. figr, fugr, afigr, turning the wrong way, fr. af off, away; cf. OHG. abuh, Skr. apc turned away, fr. apa off, away + a root ak, ak, to bend, from which come also E. angle, anchor.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. AWK

   The AWK utility is an interpreted programming language typically used as a data extraction and reporting tool. It is a standard feature of most Unix-like operating systems. AWK was created at Bell Labs in the 1970s, and its name is derived from the family names of its authors – Alfred Aho, Peter Weinberger, and Brian Kernighan. The name is not commonly pronounced as a string of separate letters but rather as an acronym, to sound the same as the name of the bird, auk. When written in all lowercase letters, as awk, it refers to the Unix or Plan 9 program that runs scripts written in the AWK programming language. As one of the early tools to appear in Version 7 Unix, it gained popularity as a way to add computational features to a Unix pipeline and besides the Bourne shell is the only scripting language available in a standard Unix environment. It is one of the mandatory utilities of the Single UNIX Specification; required by the Linux Standard Base specification — and implementations of AWK exist for almost all other operating systems.

The New Hacker's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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).

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. awk

   A sea-bird with short wings. The great auk or gair-fowl (Alca impennis) was formerly common on all the northern coasts, where they laid their eggs, ingeniously poised, on the bare rocks. They were very good eating, and having been taken in great numbers by the Esquimaux, and by European sailors on whaling voyages, the species is now supposed to be exterminated.

2. awk

   See AUK.

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1. AWK

   What does AWK stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the AWK acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Anagrams for AWK »

1. kaw

2. Kwa

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of AWK in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of AWK in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Awk
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=AWK
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/AWK
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=AWK
5. ^ The New Hacker's Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3008/3008-h/3008-h.htm#Awk
6. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=AWK