This might be a dumb question, but where is the answer to this question in the man pages or other documentation? I did a quick look and couldn't find anything.
Update though I did find this page from YAPC 2000 -- "A Perl Novice ... Wonders why no one can give him a straight answer about whether Perl is compiled or interpreted."
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