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"The main problem with Data::Dumper (one of my all-time favorite modules) is that you have to use eval() to deserialize the data you've dumped. This is great if you can trust the data you're evaling, but horrible if you can't. A good alternative is Storable.pm. It can safely thaw your frozen data. But if you want to read/edit the frozen data, your out of luck, because Storable uses a binary format. Even Data::Dumper's output can be a little cumbersome for larger data objects. ... Data::Denter is yet another Perl data serializer/deserializer. It formats nested data structures in an indented fashion. It is optimized for human readability/editability, safe deserialization, and (eventually) speed."
The dict-ified dictionary.com word of the day is clamber
| source : web1913 |
Clamber \Clam"ber\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Clambered}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Clambering}.] [OE clambren, clameren, to heap
together, climb; akin to Icel. klambra to clamp, G. klammern.
Cf. {Clamp}, {Climb}.]
To climb with difficulty, or with hands and feet; -- also
used figuratively.
The narrow street that clambered toward the mill.
--Tennyson.
| source : web1913 |
Clamber \Clam"ber\, n.
The act of clambering. --T. Moore.
| source : web1913 |
Clamber \Clam"ber\, v. t.
To ascend by climbing with difficulty.
Clambering the walls to eye him. --Shak.
| source : wn |
clamber
n : an awkward climb; "reaching the crest was a real clamber"
v : climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling [syn: {scramble}, {shin},
{shinny}, {skin}, {struggle}, {sputter}]