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verb - ambitransitive

• in a non-computing context, to search.

  Could you grep the menu for something vegan while I go to the bathroom?

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  • See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.
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  Last edited on May 01 2013. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.

• in a computing context, to search "manually" - i.e. by looking rather than using a computer program specifically intended for searching.

  I like GUIs because I can grep them visually for what I'm looking for.

  • See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.
  • See more words with the same meaning: to search.

  Last edited on Nov 10 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Nov 10 2011.

origin

• From the name of a Unix utility used to scan files in search of particular content. ("Grep" itself means "global regular expression print".)

  Last edited on May 01 2013. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.

noun

• Cockney rhyming slang for "till" (i.e. cash register.)

  Last edited on Jul 22 2012. Submitted by the bloke in the funny hat from Bristol, City of Bristol, UK on Nov 10 2011.

• an engagement party in which both the bride and groom attend. Usually held at night with party games and alcohol, all in order to raise money for the couple.
  
  "Are you going to Steve and Amy's Jack and Jill Saturday night? It's gonna be one hell of a party!"

  Last edited on Jul 22 2012. Submitted by CanadianChick from Toronto, ON, Canada on Mar 16 2012.

• Cockney Rhyming slang for a ''fiver''. A five pound note. Often shortened to just ''Godiva''.

  Last edited on Mar 01 2013. Submitted by the bloke in the funny hat from Bristol, City of Bristol, UK on Nov 10 2011.