apl
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Definition of apl
8 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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(abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of acute promyelocytic leukemia.
“The disease that stood at the pivotal crossroads of oncology was yet another rare variant of leukemia called acute promyelocytic leukemia—APL.”
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noun
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(abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of acute promyelocytic leukemia.
“The disease that stood at the pivotal crossroads of oncology was yet another rare variant of leukemia called acute promyelocytic leukemia—APL.”
- (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism)Initialism of assistant patrol leader.
- (abbreviation, alt-of)Abbreviation of antiphospholipid antibody.
name
- (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of Applied Physics Laboratory, a Johns Hopkins University laboratory.
- (US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of Applied Physics Laboratory, at the University of Washington.
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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.”
- (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of Adaptive Public License.
- (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of AROS Public License.
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Etymology
(computer language): From the book A Programming Language (1962).
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