<s>
Perl	B-Language
Archive	I-Language
Toolkit	I-Language
(	O
PAR	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
cross-platform	O
packaging	O
and	O
deployment	O
tool	O
for	O
computer	B-Application
applications	I-Application
and	O
libraries	O
written	O
in	O
the	O
Perl	B-Language
programming	I-Language
language	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
name	O
is	O
inspired	O
by	O
Java	B-Language
's	O
JAR	B-Language
(	O
file	O
format	O
)	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apart	O
from	O
creating	O
,	O
manipulating	O
,	O
loading	O
,	O
and	O
installing	O
binary	O
PAR	O
archives	O
,	O
the	O
PAR	O
module	B-Language
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
create	O
standalone	O
executables	O
from	O
complex	O
applications	B-Application
using	O
its	O
extension	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
many	O
other	O
Perl	B-Language
modules	I-Language
,	O
PAR	O
is	O
primarily	O
distributed	O
via	O
the	O
CPAN	B-Language
where	O
numerous	O
extensions	O
have	O
been	O
published	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
a	O
Perl	B-Language
implementation	O
of	O
Java	B-Application
Web	I-Application
Start	I-Application
that	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
start	O
application	B-Application
software	I-Application
directly	O
from	O
the	O
Internet	O
using	O
a	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
a	O
package	B-Application
management	I-Application
system	I-Application
for	O
Perl	B-Language
applications	B-Application
and	O
modules	B-Language
in	O
PAR	O
archives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
a	O
Perl	B-Language
extension	O
for	O
including	O
PAR	O
files	O
in	O
a	O
mod_perl	O
(	O
1.x	O
or	O
2.x	O
)	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
