Definition: pal

Source: WordNet (r) 1.7

pal
     n : a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their
         activities [syn: buddy, brother, chum, crony, sidekick]
     v : become friends; act friendly towards [syn: pal up, chum
         up]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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

Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (2003-OCT-10)

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.  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.  PDP Assembly Language.

   5.  Pedagogic Algorithmic Language.

   6.  Programmable Array Logic.

   7.  phase alternating line.

   (2001-04-02)

Source: V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms December 2001

PAL
        Paradox Application Language (Borland, DB)

PAL
        Phase Alternating Line

PAL
        Privileged Architecture Library (DEC, Alpha)

PAL
        Programmable Array Logic