PAL

See also: pal, Pal, Pál, pâl, päl, Pål, and päl-

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: păl, IPA^(key): /pæl/, [pʰæl]
• Rhymes: -æl

Noun

PAL (countable and uncountable, plural PALs)

1. (television, uncountable) Acronym of Phase Alternat[ ing / ion / ed ] Line. (TV standard)
2. (electronics, countable) Acronym of programmable array logic.
3. (biochemistry) Initialism of phenylalanine ammonia lyase.
4. Acronym of permissive-action link.
5. Acronym of prisoner at large.

Coordinate terms

television

• NTSC
• SECAM

 

electronics

• FPGA
• PIC

 

biochemistry

• PAH
• Phe
• PKU

 

Derived terms

television

• PALplus

 

Related terms

electronics

• PLA

 

Proper noun

PAL

1. Initialism of Police Athletic League.

Further reading

• Phase Alternating Line on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Programmable Array Logic on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Police Athletic League on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• ALP, APL, LPA, PLA, Pla, alp, lap