"DAL" meaning in English

See DAL in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper-noun}} DAL
  1. (sports) Abbreviation of Dallas. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: Dallas Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-DAL-en-name-qByJXYN8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 36 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 37 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 41 29 30 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Noun

Forms: DALs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} DAL (plural DALs)
  1. (software) Initialism of data access layer, a software architecture layer Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: data access layer (extra: a software architecture layer) Categories (topical): Software
    Sense id: en-DAL-en-noun-Cp8eVUgw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 36 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 37 32 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, software
  2. (software) Initialism of database abstraction layer, a software architecture layer Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: database abstraction layer (extra: a software architecture layer) Categories (topical): Software
    Sense id: en-DAL-en-noun-LLU7SyI9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 36 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 37 32 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, software
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: DBAL (alt: database) [software, computing, engineering, mathematics, sciences, physical-sciences, natural-sciences]

Inflected forms

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