Dictionary

ASL en · ADJ

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of above sea level.
   alt of above sea level

Forms

Relateds

AAL (above sea level) · AGL (above sea level)

ASL en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of arithmetic shift left, a type of bitwise operation.
   alt of arithmetic shift left
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of advanced stop line
   alt of advanced stop line

Forms

ASL en · PROPN

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of American Sign Language.
   alt of American Sign Language
   • Whereas American Sign Language could have extended into Nicaragua by the 1980s, as it did in neighboring Costa Rica where it combined with a locally developed sign language in the 1960s, Nicaragua’s geo-political isolation prevented ASL from entering the country, notes Shepard-Kegl. 2018 July 13, Shoshi Parks, “How Deaf Children in Nicaragua Created a New Language”, in Atlas Obscura, archived from the original on 29 Mar 2025:
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of Advanced Squad Leader.
   alt of Advanced Squad Leader
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of Apache Software License.
   alt of Apache Software License

Coordinates

JSL · HSL · see others

Hypernyms

language · sign language

Hyponyms

BASL (American Sign Language)

wikidata: Q14759

ASL en · X

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of asl (“age, sex, location”).
   alt of asl