Gil
/ɡɪl/ name, noun
name, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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 A diminutive of the male given name Gilbert.
Example
More examples"In 1434, Portuguese navigator and explorer Gil Eanes rounded Cape Bojador."
Etymology
Shortening.