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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]


  PAL
       
          1.  Paradox Application Language.
       
          2. For the AVANCE distributed persistent operating
          system.
       
          ["PAL Reference Manual", M. Ahlsen et al, SYSLAB WP-125,
          Stockholm 1987].
       
          ["AVANCE: An Object Management System", A. Bjornerstedt et al,
          SIGPLAN Notices 23(11):206-221 (OOPSLA '88) (Nov 1988)].
       
          [What is it?]
       
          3.  An object-oriented Prolog-like language.
       
          ["Inheritance Hierarchy Mechanism in Prolog", K. Akama, Proc
          Logic Prog '86, LNCS 264, Springer 1986, pp. 12-21].
       
          4.  PDP Assembly Language.
       
          5.  Pedagogic Algorithmic Language.
       
          6.  Programmable Array Logic.
       
          7.  phase alternating line.
       
          (2001-04-02)

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Pal \Pal\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]
     A mate; a partner; esp., an accomplice or confederate.
     [Slang]
     [1913 Webster]

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) : [ vera ]


  PAL
       Paradox Application Language (Borland, DB)

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) : [ vera ]


  PAL
       Privileged Architecture Library (DEC, Alpha)

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) : [ vera ]


  PAL
       Phase Alternating Line

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) : [ vera ]


  PAL
       Programmable Array Logic

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Pal \Pal\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]
     A mate; a partner; esp., an accomplice or confederate.
     [Slang]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  pal
       n : a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their
           activities [syn: buddy, brother, chum, crony, sidekick]
       v : become friends; act friendly towards [syn: pal up, chum
           up]
       [also: palling, palled]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  -pal
     Hungarian suf.
     (lb hu case suffix) (assimilated harmonic variant of hu -val/-vel
  with)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  pa'l
     Spanish alt.
     (contraction of es para el)
     Spanish contraction
     (contraction of es para el)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  pal
     Asturian contraction
     for the
     Cahuilla n.
     water
     Cupeño n.
     water
     Dutch adv.
     1 firm, firmly
     2 (lb nl with a preposition or adverb) right, immediately
     Dutch n.
     catch (gloss: mechanism which stops something from moving the wrong
  way)
     Garo postp.
     (qualifier: follows genitive case -ni) because, on account of
     Lower Sorbian part.p.
     (inflection of dsb paliś  2 s impr)
     Northern Kurdish n.
     side
     Old English n.
     stake
     Pipil n.
     1 of (''genitive relation, also forms genitive pronouns'')
     2 for (''benefactive relation'')
     Romanian a.
     pale
     Spanish contraction
     (lb es colloquial) {non-gloss definition|contraction of (m es para
  for) + (m es el  the)}
     Volapük n.
     parent, father or mother

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Pal
     n.
     A language of Papua New Guinea.
     n.
     (lb en informal slang) Palestinian.
     n.
     (lb en informal slang) Palestine.
     Polish n.
     (surname pl g=m)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  PAL
     n.
     1 (lb en television uncountable) (acronym of en phase Phase alternate
  Alternat[ alternating ing / alternation ion / alternated ed ] line Line)
  (gloss: TV standard)
     2 (lb en electronics countable) (acronym of en programmable array
  logic)
     3 (lb en biochemistry) (initialism of en phenylalanine ammonia lyase)
     4 (acronym of en permissive-action link)
     5 (acronym of en prisoner at large)
     n.
     (initialism of en police Police athletic Athletic league League)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  pal
     n.
     1 (lb en colloquial) A friend, buddy, mate, cobber; someone to hang
  around with.
     2 (lb en colloquial) (n-g: An informal term of address, often used
  ironically in a hostile way.)
     vb.
     (rfv-sense: en) (syn of en pal around)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Pal
     n.
     A language of Papua New Guinea.
     n.
     (lb en informal slang) Palestinian.
     n.
     (lb en informal slang) Palestine.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  PAL
     n.
     1 (lb en television uncountable) (acronym of en phase Phase alternate
  Alternat[ alternating ing / alternation ion / alternated ed ] line Line)
  (gloss: TV standard)
     2 (lb en electronics countable) (acronym of en programmable array
  logic)
     3 (lb en biochemistry) (initialism of en phenylalanine ammonia lyase)
     4 (acronym of en permissive-action link)
     5 (acronym of en prisoner at large)
     n.
     (initialism of en police Police athletic Athletic league League)