APL

See also: apl

English

Etymology 1

Noun

APL (uncountable)

1. (oncology, hematology) Initialism of acute promyelocytic leukemia.

   Synonym: APML

   • 2010, Siddhartha Mukherjee, The Emperor of All Maladies, Fourth Estate (2011), page 407:

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

See also

• Acute promyelocytic leukemia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 2

Computer language: from the book A Programming Language.

Proper noun

APL

1. (astronomy, NASA, physics) Abbreviation of Applied Physics Laboratory (a Johns Hopkins University laboratory)
2. (physics, US) Abbreviation of Applied Physics Laboratory (at the University of Washington)
3. (computer languages) An early programming language using mathematically derived symbols for many of its operations.

Derived terms

• APL-led
• pre-APL

See also

• APL (programming language) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 3

Noun

APL (plural APLs)

1. (scouting) Initialism of assistant patrol leader.

Anagrams

• ALP, LPA, PAL, PLA, Pal, Pla, alp, lap, pal