Found 6 hits - Term: hal, Database: *, Strategy: exact
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
hal \hal\ h^al, prop. n.
harold; -- a nickname.
pjc
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
hal \hal\ h^al, prop. n.
the name of an intelligent computer in the movie 2001,
directed by stanley kubrick.
pjc
- [3] : Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002)
hal
hardware abstraction layer windows nt
- [4] : Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002)
hal
hard array logic
- [5] : Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002)
hal
heuristically programmed algorithmic computer 2001
- [6] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)
hal
1. hal 9000, the murdering computer on the
spaceship in the science fiction classic "2001, a space
odyssey" by arthur c. clark.
"hal" is "ibm" with each letter changed to the one before
and there is an unconfirmed rumour that 9000 is the sum of the
various ibm computer numbers that were in service at the time.
however, in the sequel "2010", clarke emphatically denies that
hal's name is supposed to be "one step ahead of ibm". it is,
rather, short for "heuristic algorithm".
2. hardware abstraction layer.
1995-11-09
see also:
ibm hardware abstraction layer
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