"VDL" meaning in English

See VDL in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-prop}} VDL
  1. (computing) Initialism of View Design Language. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: View Design Language
    Sense id: en-VDL-en-name-uiBdA2sm Categories (other): Computing, English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 30 6 5 10 1 2 17 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 28 28 8 5 9 2 4 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 22 11 4 13 1 2 27 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  2. (computing) Initialism of Vienna Definition Language. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Vienna Definition Language
    Sense id: en-VDL-en-name-lCPaG70W Categories (other): Computing, English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 30 6 5 10 1 2 17 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 28 28 8 5 9 2 4 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 22 11 4 13 1 2 27 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  3. Initialism of von der Leyen. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: von der Leyen
    Sense id: en-VDL-en-name-x6bsjFtr Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 22 11 4 13 1 2 27
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: TDC

Noun

Forms: VDLs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} VDL (plural VDLs)
  1. (electronics) Initialism of vernier delay line. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: vernier delay line
  2. (electronics) Initialism of VHF Data Link. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: VHF Data Link
    Sense id: en-VDL-en-noun-vX1gNEk7 Categories (other): Electronics, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 22 11 4 13 1 2 27 Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  3. (oil industry) Initialism of variable density log. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: variable density log
    Sense id: en-VDL-en-noun-0n0CS9IT Categories (other): Oil industry
  4. Initialism of vertical dyad linkage. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: vertical dyad linkage
    Sense id: en-VDL-en-noun-yShU2HFp Categories (other): English links with redundant wikilinks
  5. (computing) Initialism of virtual digital library. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: virtual digital library
    Sense id: en-VDL-en-noun-7SPEt0AZ Categories (other): Computing, English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 30 6 5 10 1 2 17 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 28 28 8 5 9 2 4 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 23 5 5 10 2 2 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 22 11 4 13 1 2 27 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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