HAL

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See also: Hal, hâl, hál, hàl, häl, hål, hæl, ħal, and Ħal

English[edit]

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Etymology 1[edit]

Noun[edit]

HAL (plural HALs)

  1. (software) Acronym of hardware abstraction layer.

Etymology 2[edit]

From the fictional HAL 9000.

Noun[edit]

HAL

  1. (fiction, computing) A homicidal computer, an artificial intelligence that acts similarly to the HAL 9000 featured in 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Etymology 3[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

HAL

  1. (India) Initialism of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited.

Anagrams[edit]

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