HAL
English
editEtymology 1
editNoun
editHAL (plural HALs)
- (software) Acronym of hardware abstraction layer.
Etymology 2
editFrom the fictional HAL 9000.
Noun
editHAL
- (fiction, computing) A homicidal computer, an artificial intelligence that acts similarly to the HAL 9000 featured in 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Etymology 3
editProper noun
editHAL
- (India) Initialism of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited.