"IDL" meaning in English

See IDL in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

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) Categories (topical): Computer languages
    Sense id: en-IDL-en-name-4b4Pfe2C Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 19 27 Topics: computer-languages, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Noun

Forms: IDLs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} IDL (plural IDLs)
  1. (biochemistry) Initialism of intermediate-density lipoprotein. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: intermediate-density lipoprotein Categories (topical): Biochemistry
  2. (software engineering) Initialism of interface definition/description language. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: interface definition/description language Categories (topical): Software engineering
    Sense id: en-IDL-en-noun-q7IlKoNr Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, software

Inflected forms

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