Polyglot (computing) Polyglot (computing) In computing, a polyglot is a computer program or script written in a valid form of multiple programming languages, which performs the same operations or output independent of the programming language used to compile or interpret it. Generally polyglots are written in a combination of C (which allows redefinition of tokens with a preprocessor) and a scripting language such as Lisp, Perl or sh. Polyglot markup is similar, but about markup language context. Polyglot persistence is similar, but about databases. The two most commonly used techniques for constructing a polyglot program are to make liberal use of languages
Polyglot (webzine) until Polyglot Volume #1 issue #25. The first computer game press release appeared in the previous issue alongside press releases for "traditional" games. A table of contents first appeared in Volume #1 Issue #25 as well, the first one with clickable internal hyperlinks was in Volume #2 Issue #4. Most URLs in Polyglot press releases are clickable. Many of the items that appear in the newsletter have contact information for the game company or the publicist who issued the press release. Often (but not always), the writers are attributed. As of November 1, 2007, the largest issue of Polyglot to