APL

apl aPL English Etymology computer language From the book A Programming Language (1962). Noun ~ en oncology hematology uncountable en w:acute promyelocytic leukemia. en APML en 2010 w:Siddhartha Mukherjee w:The Emperor of All Maladies Fourth Estate (2011) 407 The disease that stood at the pivotal crossroads of oncology was yet another rare variant of leukemia called acute promyelocytic leukemia—APL. en Scouting countable en assistant patrol leader. Proper noun en astronomy NASA physics en Applied Physics Laboratory a Johns Hopkins University laboratory. en physics US en Applied Physics Laboratory at the University of Washington. en programming language An early programming language using mathematically derived symbols for many of its operations. en 1988 Timothy Budd An APL Compiler Springer 9781461238065 1 https://books.google.com/books?id=rTb2BwAAQBAJ&pg=PA1&dq=%22APL%22+language&hl=&cd=3&source=gbs_api#v=onepage&q=%22APL%22%20language&f=false 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. en w:Adaptive Public License. en w:AROS Public License. Derived terms en APLer Further reading APL (programming language) Anagrams en alp ALP LPA PAL PLA Pal Pla alp lap pal en IBM