HAL

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

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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HAL (plural HALs)

  1. (software) Acronym of hardware abstraction layer.

Etymology 2

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From the fictional HAL 9000.

Noun

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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

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Proper noun

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HAL

  1. (India) Initialism of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited.

Anagrams

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