Apl

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of acute promyelocytic leukemia. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable

    "The disease that stood at the pivotal crossroads of oncology was yet another rare variant of leukemia called acute promyelocytic leukemia—APL."

  2. 2
    Initialism of assistant patrol leader. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of Applied Physics Laboratory, a Johns Hopkins University laboratory. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  2. 2
    Initialism of Applied Physics Laboratory, at the University of Washington. US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  3. 3
    An early programming language using mathematically derived symbols for many of its operations.

    "The language APL presents a number of novel problems for a compiler writer: weak variable typing, run time changes in variable shape, and a host of primitive operations, among others."

  4. 4
    Initialism of Adaptive Public License. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  5. 5
    Initialism of AROS Public License. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Synonyms

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aplatonicapml

Example

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"“Today’s launch was the culmination of six decades of scientific study and millions of hours of effort,” said project manager Andy Driesman, of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland."

Etymology

(computer language): From the book A Programming Language (1962).

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