Gil

//ɡɪl// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of global interpreter lock. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "Since Asyncio is single-threaded (almost by definition), it is unaffected by the GIL, but it cannot benefit from multiple CPU cores either."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A diminutive of the male given name Gilbert.

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"In 1434, Portuguese navigator and explorer Gil Eanes rounded Cape Bojador."

Etymology

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