"STL" meaning in English

See STL in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} STL (not comparable)
  1. (physics) Initialism of slower than light, sublumic, moving slower than the speed of light in the void. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable Alternative form of: slower than light, sublumic, moving slower than the speed of light in the void
    Sense id: en-STL-en-adj-~LMu76Pa Categories (other): Physics, Relativity Disambiguation of Relativity: 52 9 36 4 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper-noun}} STL
  1. (sports, business) Abbreviation of St. Louis (Saint Louis) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: St. Louis (extra: Saint Louis) Coordinate_terms: ESL
    Sense id: en-STL-en-name-en:St__Louis__Missouri Categories (other): Business, Sports, English words spelled without vowels Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 15 51 30 4 Topics: business, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. (computing, programming) Initialism of Standard Template Library, a set of algorithms and data structures for C++. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Standard Template Library (extra: a set of algorithms and data structures for C++)
    Sense id: en-STL-en-name-6bBYaMYs Categories (other): Computing, Programming, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 34 43 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 21 51 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 31 47 2 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences

Noun

Forms: STLs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} STL (plural STLs)
  1. (broadcasting) Initialism of studio transmitter link. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: studio transmitter link
    Sense id: en-STL-en-noun-M699z2yC Categories (other): Broadcasting Topics: broadcasting, media
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