twigil

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noun

A character prepended to a variable name to indicate its scope.

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Meanings

nountwigil (plural twigils)

plural twigils

  1. Perl languagecomputingA character prepended to a variable name to indicate its scope.

Origin

Blend of twin + sigil.

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Translations

French twigil
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Cite this entry
APA

twigil. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/twigil

MLA

“twigil.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/twigil. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “twigil,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/twigil.

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