pal

Noun · Verb

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activitiesSynonyms: buddybrotherchumcronysidekick

Verb (1)

  1. become friends; act friendly towardsSynonyms: pal upchum up
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Pal \Pal\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] A mate; a partner; esp., an accomplice or confederate. [Slang] [1913 Webster]

Free On-line Dictionary of Computing

PAL

1.<language> Paradox Application Language.

2.For the AVANCE distributed persistent operating system.

["PAL Reference Manual", M. Ahlsen et al, SYSLAB WP-125, Stockholm 1987].

["AVANCE: An Object Management System", A. Bjornerstedt et al, SIGPLAN Notices 23(11):206-221 (OOPSLA '88) (Nov 1988)]. [What is it?]

3.<language> An object-oriented Prolog-like language.

["Inheritance Hierarchy Mechanism in Prolog", K. Akama, Proc Logic Prog '86, LNCS 264, Springer 1986, pp. 12-21].

4.<language> PDP Assembly Language.

5.<language> Pedagogic Algorithmic Language.

6.<hardware, integrated circuit> Programmable Array Logic.

7.<television> phase alternating line.

(2001-04-02)

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