APL
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- proper noun
- /ˌeɪ piː ˈɛl/
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Laboratorio de Física Aplicada (APL)
- Nominees for our category are Kuehne + Nagel, NOL (APL), OOCL, Port of Tyne, Raaziq International, and Transtar International Freight.
- Applied Physics Laboratory APL
- APL team
- Applied Physics Laboratory APL
Examples
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While "these patterns exist across the country," each county has its own story about why young people are leaving, says Dan Veroff, APL director and demographic specialist.
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" We have a wide range of goals at Pluto and Charon, and the KBOs," says APL's Andy Cheng.
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If it were, we'd be programming in APL.
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Jack C. Roberts is the Chief Scientist on the Biomechanics and Injury Systems programs at JHU/APL.
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That said, APL is a terrible notation for iteration, and it may be that this was a real problem in that context (using the A+ dialect of APL, I gather).
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"The KBOs are fundamentally a new class of objects—Pluto is one of them," says Andy Cheng, a science team member at APL.
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The APL is known for its groundbreaking research in space exploration.
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Many innovative technologies have emerged from APL, contributing significantly to national defense.
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Researchers at APL are currently developing new methods for improving satellite communications.
Surface Forms
Morphology
APL = A + P + L
This denotes an institution (Applied Physics Laboratory) via an initialism; the letter components do not function as transparent English morphemes for deriving meaning.
Etymology
APL stands for Applied Physics Laboratory, a name that says physics is used in real projects; 'applied' means 'put into use'. That's why APL is a research lab known for practical science and engineering.