Awk

Definitions

1. A classic Unix text-processing language and command-line tool used for filtering, transforming, and reporting on structured text streams. In slang usage, saying 'just awk it' often implies solving a problem quickly with compact shell-friendly text manipulation.

   In plain English: A command-line text processing tool often used for quick data extraction and transformation.

   Example: "The JSON toolchain was overkill, so I just awk’d the log format into something usable."

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