"ACL" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ACLs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ACL (plural ACLs)
  1. (anatomy) Initialism of anterior cruciate ligament. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: anterior cruciate ligament Coordinate_terms: PCL
    Sense id: en-ACL-en-noun-en:anterior_cruciate_ligament Categories (other): Anatomy, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 32 36 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 32 33 33 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 33 33 1 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. (anatomy) Initialism of anterior cruciate ligament.
    (sports, by ellipsis) An injury to the ACL.
    Related terms: ALL (english: anterolateral ligament), LCL (english: lateral collateral ligament), MCL (english: medial collateral ligament), UCL (english: ulnar collateral ligament) Coordinate_terms: PCL
    Sense id: en-ACL-en-noun-en:anterior_cruciate_ligament1 Categories (other): Anatomy, Sports, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 32 36 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 32 33 33 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 33 33 1 Topics: anatomy, hobbies, lifestyle, medicine, sciences, sports
  3. (computing) Initialism of access control list. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: access control list
    Sense id: en-ACL-en-noun-en:access_control_list Categories (other): Computing, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 32 36 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 32 33 33 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 33 33 1 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  4. (business) Initialism of action-centered leadership. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: action-centered leadership
    Sense id: en-ACL-en-noun-en:action_centered_leadership Categories (other): English links with redundant wikilinks, Business Topics: business

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