"H&L" meaning in English

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        {
          "extra": "Velcro: a fastener consisting of two strips of fabric, one covered with miniature fiber hooks and the other with tiny fiber loops, which stick strongly together but can still be pulled apart",
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          "ref": "1997 March 30, “Dust ports and sandpaper”, in Thomas Klenck, editor, Popular Mechanics, volume 174, number 3, Hearst Communications, Home & Shop Journal, page 81:",
          "text": "While H&L abrasives are slightly more expensive, they can be more convenient and economical in the long run. Because the hook-and-loop backing doesn't deteriorate, you can remove and reattach abrasives at whim and use them until the abrasive particles completely wear out.",
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          "ref": "1999 October 30, “Shop test: Random orbit sanders”, in American Woodworker, number 75, Reader's Digest, page 66:",
          "text": "You have to choose between PSA (pressure sensitive adhesive and H&L (hook-and-loop) disks. The PSA disks are less expensive but are one-time use only. H&L disks can be changed easily and reused repeatedly, but heavy sanding can cause the pads to heat up, and the plastic hooks can get distorted.",
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          "ref": "2021, Bailey Bouwman, Cloth Diapers: The Ultimate Guide to Textiles, Washing & More, Simply Bailey Social Marketing, →ISBN, page 240:",
          "text": "Hook & Loop/H&L: a type of closure made popular by the brand Velcro.",
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        "Abbreviation of hook-and-loop (“Velcro: a fastener consisting of two strips of fabric, one covered with miniature fiber hooks and the other with tiny fiber loops, which stick strongly together but can still be pulled apart”)."
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          "fabric",
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          "hook",
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          "loop",
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        "(rare) Abbreviation of hook-and-loop (“Velcro: a fastener consisting of two strips of fabric, one covered with miniature fiber hooks and the other with tiny fiber loops, which stick strongly together but can still be pulled apart”)."
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          "ref": "1999 October 30, “Shop test: Random orbit sanders”, in American Woodworker, number 75, Reader's Digest, page 66:",
          "text": "You have to choose between PSA (pressure sensitive adhesive and H&L (hook-and-loop) disks. The PSA disks are less expensive but are one-time use only. H&L disks can be changed easily and reused repeatedly, but heavy sanding can cause the pads to heat up, and the plastic hooks can get distorted.",
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