Jape is a synonym for a
practical joke
A practical joke or prank is a trick played on people, generally causing the victim to experience embarrassment, perplexity, confusion, or discomfort.Marsh, Moira. 2015. ''Practically Joking''. Logan: Utah State University Press. The perpetrat ...
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Jape or JAPE may also refer to:
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Jape (band), an Irish electronic/rock band
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JAPE (linguistics), a transformation language widely used in natural language processing
* JAPE, a
n automated pun generator
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Jape (software), a Java-based proof assistant
* Java Annotations Pattern Engine – see
General Architecture for Text Engineering
General Architecture for Text Engineering (GATE) is a Java suite of natural language processing (NLP) tools for man tasks, including information extraction in many languages. It is now used worldwide by a wide community of scientists, companies, t ...
See also
* ''Japes'', a 2001 stage play by
Simon Gray
Simon James Holliday Gray (21 October 1936 – 7 August 2008) was an English playwright and memoirist who also had a career as a Academia, university lecturer in English literature at Queen Mary, University of London, for 20 years. While teach ...
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