Glossary

Active Server Pages
See [ASP.]
ActivePerl

Popular, well-supported Perl distribution available for a number of platforms. Includes the Perl Package Manager (PPM) tool that simplifies Perl module installation and removal. This is the recommended Perl distribution if you are running on a Microsoft Windows-based platform. A small company named ActiveState originally developed the ActivePerl distribution. Their web site (and additional Perl development tools) can be found at http://www.activestate.com.

American Standard Code for Information Interchange
See [ASCII.]
API (Application Programming Interface)

An interface built into a ...

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