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
The Who, What, or Where Game in various subjects; one category per game usually "Pot Luck," with random questions) had three question choices: a "who" question (dealing with people), a "what" question (dealing with things), and a "where" question (dealing with places). Each question had odds attached to it depending on the difficulty of the question. Easy questions paid off at even (1:1) odds, noted by an E under the question, but more difficult questions offered higher odds, usually 2:1 or 3:1. Each question was read only once. Originally players could wager up to $25 for first round questions and $50 for second round questions, but