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==Usage as a verb<!-- "Google_(verb)" links here -->== In December 2003, the ''[[Oxford English Dictionary]] Online'' added "grep" as both a noun and a verb.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oed.com/information/updates/previous-updates/2003-2/december-2003/|title=New words list December 2003|access-date=2021-12-06|website=Oxford English Dictionary}}</ref> A common verb usage is the phrase "You can't grep dead trees"—meaning one can more easily search through digital media, using tools such as grep, than one could with a hard copy (i.e. one made from "dead trees", which in this context is a [[dysphemism]] for paper).<ref>''[[Jargon File]]'', article "Documentation"</ref>
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