"IDL" meaning in All languages combined

See IDL on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} IDL
  1. (computer languages) Initialism of Interactive Data Language, a programming language used for data analysis. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Interactive Data Language (extra: a programming language used for data analysis)
    Sense id: en-IDL-en-name-4b4Pfe2C Categories (other): Computer languages, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 6 47 Topics: computer-languages, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Noun [English]

Forms: IDLs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} IDL (plural IDLs)
  1. (biochemistry) Initialism of intermediate-density lipoprotein. Wikidata QID: Q2619230 Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: intermediate-density lipoprotein Hypernyms: lipoprotein Coordinate_terms: ULDL, VLDL, LDL, HDL
    Sense id: en-IDL-en-noun-en:Q2619230 Categories (other): Biochemistry Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. (software engineering) Initialism of interface definition/description language. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: interface definition/description language
    Sense id: en-IDL-en-noun-q7IlKoNr Categories (other): Software engineering, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 6 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 5 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 41 5 54 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, software

Inflected forms

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