THE UNIX ACRONYM LIST

Programming Languages

C J P T

AcronymMeaning
C Successor of B (which is the successor of BCPL = Basic Combined Programming Language; see here)
C++ Successor of C (++ is the C increment operator)
Java not an acronym (named after the island where coffee comes from)
Perl practical extraction and report language
Tcl tool command language
Tk toolkit

C J P T


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