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APL

American

Computers.

an interactive programming language having concise notations for operations on entire arrays of numbers and characters.

Etymology

Origin of APL

1965–70; A P(rogramming) L(anguage)

Example Sentences

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He trained under some of the world’s most influential chefs, including Daniel Boulud and Guy Savoy, before launching his own restaurant, the since-shuttered but acclaimed Hollywood steakhouse APL.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

The article was selected as a Featured Article in APL Quantum.

From Science Daily • Oct. 8, 2025

But Lochridge had confidence in the APL team.

From BBC • Aug. 6, 2025

APL is now a $2-billion-a-year juggernaut with more than 8200 employees.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 22, 2023

Said of a capability of a programming language or hardware that is available by its design without needing cleverness to implement: "In APL, we get the matrix operations for free."

From The Jargon File, Version 4.0.0, 24 Jul 1996 by Raymond, Eric S.

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