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Perl glossary

dual variables

TODO

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magic

The term 'magic' is sometimes used within Perl in a colloquial and general-purpose way, perhaps to mean "do what I mean".

But it sometimes means something more specific and technical — an attribute that has been added to a variable or function that causes it to act in a different-than-normal way. Magic is the nuts-and-bolts of how things like tie, overloading, and dual variables are implemented internally.

Documentation: [1] [2] [3]

Modules that allow you to play with magic: [1] [2] [3] [4]