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From The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003) [jargon]:
grep
/grep/, vi.
[from the qed/ed editor idiom g/re/p, where re stands for a regular
expression, to Globally search for the Regular Expression and Print the
lines containing matches to it, via {Unix} grep(1)] To rapidly scan a file
or set of files looking for a particular string or pattern (when browsing
through a large set of files, one may speak of grepping around). By
extension, to look for something by pattern. ?Grep the bulletin board for
the system backup schedule, would you?? See also {vgrep}.
[It has been alleged that the source is from the title of a paper ?A
General Regular Expression Parser?, but dmr confirms the g/re/p etymology
--ESR]
From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2013) [vera]:
GREP
Global Regular Expression Print (Unix)
From Swedish-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 [fd-swe-eng]:
grep
fork
แสดงได้ทั้งความหมายของคำเดี่ยว และคำผสม ได้อย่างถูกต้อง
เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย