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Hal

//hæl// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A diminutive of the male given names Henry, Harold and Harry.

    "I prethee, good Prince Hal, help me to my horſe, good Kings ſonne."

  2. 2
    Initialism of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited. India, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Noun
  1. 1
    A special temporary state of consciousness, generally understood to be the product of a Sufi's spiritual practices while on his way toward God.
  2. 2
    Acronym of hardware abstraction layer. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
  3. 3
    A homicidal computer, an artificial intelligence that acts similarly to the HAL 9000 featured in 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Etymology

Etymology 1

Arabic حَال (ḥāl, literally “state, condition”)

Etymology 2

A diminutive lambdacism of Harry (compare Sally from Sarah and Moll from Mary).

Etymology 3

From the fictional HAL 9000.

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