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pdl

 

  6  definitions  found 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  pdl 
  n  :  a  unit  of  force  equal  to  the  force  that  imparts  an 
  acceleration  of  1  foot/sec/sec  to  a  mass  of  1  pound; 
  equal  to  0.1382  newtons  [syn:  {poundal}] 
 
  From  Jargon  File  (4.2.3,  23  NOV  2000)  [jargon]: 
 
  PDL  /P-D-L/,  /pid'l/,  /p*d'l/  or  /puhd'l/  1.  n.  `Program 
  Design  Language'.  Any  of  a  large  class  of  formal  and  profoundly  useless 
  pseudo-languages  in  which  {management}  forces  one  to  design  programs. 
  Too  often  management  expects  PDL  descriptions  to  be  maintained  in 
  parallel  with  the  code,  imposing  massive  overhead  to  little  or  no  benefit. 
  See  also  {{flowchart}}.  2.  v.  To  design  using  a  program  design  language. 
  "I've  been  pdling  so  long  my  eyes  won't  focus  beyond  2  feet."  3.  n.  `Page 
  Description  Language'.  Refers  to  any  language  which  is  used  to  control 
  a  graphics  device,  usually  a  laserprinter  The  most  common  example  is 
  of  course,  Adobe's  {{PostScript}}  language,  but  there  are  many  others 
  such  as  Xerox  InterPress,  etc  4.  In  ITS  days,  the  preferred  MITism  for 
  {stack}.  See  {overflow  pdl}.  5.  Dave  Lebling  one  of  the  co-authors 
  of  {Zork};  (his  {network  address}  on  the  ITS  machines  was  at  one  time 
  pdl@dms). 
 
 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  PDL 
 
  1.  {Page  Description  Language}. 
 
  2.  {Program  Design  Language}. 
 
  3.  {Push  Down  List}. 
 
  4.  Dave  Lebling  one  of  the  co-authors  of  {Zork}.  His 
  {network  address}  on  the  {ITS}  machines  was  at  one  time 
  . 
 
  5.  {Propositional  Dynamic  Logic}. 
 
  [{Jargon  File}] 
 
 
 
  From  V.E.R.A.  --  Virtual  Entity  of  Relevant  Acronyms  13  March  2001  [vera]: 
 
  PDL 
  Page  /  Program  Description  /  Design  Language 
 
 
 
  From  V.E.R.A.  --  Virtual  Entity  of  Relevant  Acronyms  13  March  2001  [vera]: 
 
  PDL 
  PERL  Data  Language  (PERL) 
 
 
 
  From  V.E.R.A.  --  Virtual  Entity  of  Relevant  Acronyms  13  March  2001  [vera]: 
 
  PDL 
  Program  Development  Language




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