"MDL" meaning in English

See MDL in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: MDLs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} MDL (countable and uncountable, plural MDLs)
  1. Initialism of mobile driver's licence. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: mobile driver's licence
    Sense id: en-MDL-en-noun-D4~Zt8Fv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 12 12 31 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 50 14 10 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 41 12 7 40
  2. (law) Initialism of multidistrict litigation. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: multidistrict litigation
    Sense id: en-MDL-en-noun-aPJgENp4 Categories (other): Law, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 41 12 7 40 Topics: law
  3. (information theory) Initialism of minimum description length. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: minimum description length
    Sense id: en-MDL-en-noun-~9kR4QlN Categories (other): Information theory Topics: computing, engineering, information-theory, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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