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Curl: meaning, definitions and examples

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curl

 

[ kษœหl ]

Noun / Verb
Context #1 | Noun

tool

A tool that allows transferring data to or from a server using various protocols such as HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, etc.

Synonyms

HTTP tool, command-line tool, data transfer tool

Examples of usage

  • Use curl to download a file from the internet.
  • I used curl to make a GET request to the server.
Context #2 | Verb

transfer data

To transfer data to or from a server using the curl tool.

Synonyms

fetch, retrieve, transfer

Examples of usage

  • You can curl the file from the server.
  • He curled the data to the remote server.

Translations

Translations of the word "curl" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น enrolar

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เค˜เฅเค‚เค˜เคฐเคพเคฒเฅ‡ เค•เคฐเคจเคพ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช locken

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ melengkung

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะทะฐะฒะธะฒะฐั‚ะธ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ zakrฤ™caฤ‡

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ใ‚ซใƒผใƒซใ™ใ‚‹ (ใ‹ใƒผใ‚‹ใ™ใ‚‹)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท boucler

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ rizar

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท kฤฑvฤฑrmak

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๊ณฑ์Šฌ๊ฑฐ๋ฆฌ๋‹ค

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุชุฌุนูŠุฏ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ kulmovat

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ kuฤeraviลฅ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๅทๆ›ฒ (juวŽnqลซ)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ kodrati

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ krulla

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะฑาฑะนั€ะฐะปะฐัƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒฎแƒ•แƒ”แƒฃแƒšแƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ buruq etmษ™k

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ rizar

Word origin

The term 'curl' originated in the early 1990s as a shorthand for 'Client for URLs,' then evolved into 'Client URL.' It was first released in 1996 by Daniel Stenberg as an open-source project. Curl has since become a widely used tool for transferring data over various network protocols.

See also: curled, curly, uncurl.

Word Frequency Rank

At position #13,424, this word is part of sophisticated English vocabulary. It's useful for academic or professional contexts where precise language is needed.