"DLS" meaning in English

See DLS in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: D/L/S [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-prop}} DLS
  1. (cricket) Initialism of Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method Categories (topical): Cricket
    Sense id: en-DLS-en-name-gDDfxv2p Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8 Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Noun

Head templates: {{head|en|noun}} DLS
  1. (multimedia) Initialism of Downloadable Sound Format. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Downloadable Sound Format
    Sense id: en-DLS-en-noun-v0X8Jd1A
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