apl
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.57 in modern English
5
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
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Initialism of Applied Physics Laboratory, a Johns Hopkins University laboratory.
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An early programming language using mathematically derived symbols for many of its operations.
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noun
Example Sentences
- "The disease that stood at the pivotal crossroads of oncology was yet another rare variant of leukemia called acute promyelocytic leukemia—APL."
- "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."
Etymology
Usage
- Uncountable
- Countable
- American usage