"L2" meaning in English

See L2 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: L2s [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} L2 (plural L2s)
  1. A second language (a language being learned, as opposed to mother tongue). Categories (topical): Lagrange points Translations (Translations): L2 [feminine] (French), L2 [feminine] (German), L2 (L2) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-L2-en-noun-sA~Tiyek Disambiguation of Lagrange points: 34 39 14 14 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 14 19 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} L2
  1. (astrophysics) Abbreviation of Lagrange point 2, located beyond the smaller object on a line passing through the centers of the smaller and larger objects. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: Lagrange point 2, located beyond the smaller object on a line passing through the centers of the smaller and larger objects Categories (topical): Astrophysics, Lagrange points Related terms: Lagrange point [astrophysics], L1 [astrophysics], L3 [astrophysics], L4 [astrophysics], L5 [astrophysics]
    Sense id: en-L2-en-noun-RW~kIxgb Disambiguation of Lagrange points: 34 39 14 14 Topics: astrophysics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Etymology: From Level 2. Etymology templates: {{m|en|level|Level}} Level Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} L2 (uncountable)
  1. (computing) Short for second level in various contexts
    (computing) The second-level cache of a processor, farther away from the processor than the first level cache.
    Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Computing, Lagrange points
    Sense id: en-L2-en-noun-mnlsAeEz Disambiguation of Lagrange points: 34 39 14 14 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  2. (computing) Short for second level in various contexts
    (networking) The data link layer in the seven layer OSI network model.
    Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Computing, Networking, Lagrange points
    Sense id: en-L2-en-noun-Q-l4NO9Z Disambiguation of Lagrange points: 34 39 14 14 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, networking, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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