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English Etymology 1 Noun A second language (a language being learned, as opposed to a mother tongue). en L1 en 2008 Jette G. Hansen Edwards; Mary L. Zampini Phonology and Second Language Acquisition John Benjamins Publishing 9789027241474 153 That is, for almost all late second language (L2) learners, the phonetic realization of phonological structures in the L2 is markedly different from native-language patterns. en 2017 Di Zou; James Lambert Feedback methods for student voice in the digital age British Journal of Educational Technology 48 5 1085 This advantage was pertinent in the Hong Kong context where English is largely an L2 language, although would not be expected to be as large in an L1 context. Translations French: fr L2 f German: de L2 f Japanese: ja L2 Polish: pl L2 n Etymology 2 thumb|Animated diagram of the Lagrange points, showing L2 in line with the larger object (yellow) and smaller object (blue) and beyond the smaller object. Noun ? en astrophysics en Lagrange point 2, located beyond the smaller object on a line passing through the centers of the smaller and larger objects. en Don Lincoln The telescope that will replace Hubble will launch on Christmas. Here’s why it matters w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/24/opinions/james-webb-space-telescope-launch-lincoln 2021-12-24 Unlike the Hubble telescope, which orbits a few hundred miles above the Earth’s surface and is relatively accessible for servicing missions, the JWST will be located at what is called the L2 point, a location about a million miles farther away from the sun than the Earth. https://web.archive.org/web/20251016065747/https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/24/opinions/james-webb-space-telescope-launch-lincoln 16 October 2025 Related terms astrophysics en Lagrange point, en L1, en L3, en L4, en L5 Etymology 3 From en level Level 2. Noun - en computing Short for second level in various contexts en computing The second-level cache of a processor, farther away from the processor than the first level cache. en In typical Intel chips L2 bandwidth is half of L1 bandwidth. en networking The data link layer in the seven layer OSI network model. en an L2 switch Usage notes The second level cache is more often written as L2 cache than as L2 except when used attributively in writing meant for a technical audience. Anagrams en 2l 2 L 2L en Lagrange points