CPAN
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CPAN (Comprehensive Perl Archive Network) is a central repository that collects Perl modules and distributions and serves them through mirrors around the world. A vast number of modules are registered, and they are installed together with their dependencies using clients such as cpan and cpanm. It plays the role of PyPI for Python or npm for Node.js, and set the precedent for package repositories of other languages.
The Comprehensive Perl Archive Network