HAL

HAL or Hal may refer to:

HAL is an acronym used to refer to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
HAL Hardware Abstraction Layer A thin layer of software provided by the Hardware Manufacturer that hides, Hardware differences from higher layers of the Operating System [Windows]. By means of the filter provided by the HAL, different types of Hardware look alike to the rest of the Operating System.
HAL is the name of a linux daemon that implements a particular hardware abstraction layer, developed by freedesktop.org and available at [link]
HAL 9000 was the fictional computer in [[2001: A Space Odyssey (novel)|2001: A Space Odyssey]] (an acronym for Heuristically Programmed Algorithmic Computer)
HAL Laboratory is a Japanese video game developer
HAL is an acronym used to refer to Home Automated Living
HAL is an acronym commonly used to refer to Hawaiian Airlines
HAL is an acronym used to refer to cruise ship operator Holland America Line
HAL is an acronym used to refer to cruise ship operator Hamburg America Line
HAL/S is the computer language used to program the space Shuttle's computers
Hal (Hλl) is a group of Japanese music arrangers and also were a J-Pop band.
Hal is a short form of the name Harold
Hal is the French name for the Belgian city Halle.
Hal is the name of a band from Ireland.
Ultra Hal Assistant is an artificial intelligence assistant made by Zabaware.
HAL is also an acronym for "Have Another Latte", a term used by many restaurant workers.
Hot air level, a stage in PCB manufacturing where (among other things) lead is placed on the pads.
HAL is an acronym for Het Amsterdams Lyceum
Hal was the name of the coyote that wandered into New York City in 2006.
HAL, or Hybrid Assistive Limb: An electrically powered exoskeleton suit.

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