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Rather than using print, what is often used in Perl when formatting is important?

  1. printf

  2. format

  3. align

  4. show
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Explanation

printf is preferred over print in Perl when precise formatting control is needed, allowing specifiers for field width, precision, and alignment. The format operator provides similar capabilities but printf is more commonly used for formatted output. Options C and D are not standard Perl formatting commands.

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