"OWL" meaning in English

See OWL in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: OWLs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} OWL (plural OWLs)
  1. Initialism of Older Women's League. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Older Women's League
    Sense id: en-OWL-en-noun-en:Older_Women_s_League
  2. (computer languages) Initialism of Web Ontology Language (The order of the letters is discussed at Web Ontology Language § Acronym.) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Web Ontology Language (extra: The order of the letters is discussed at Web Ontology Language § Acronym.)
    Sense id: en-OWL-en-noun-en:Web_Ontology_Language Categories (other): Computer languages, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86 Topics: computer-languages, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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        },
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