Definition: pdl

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Source: WordNet (r) 1.7 

pdl
     n : a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an
         acceleration of 1 foot/sec/sec to a mass of 1 pound;
         equal to 0.1382 newtons [syn: poundal]

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

PDL

   1. Page Description Language.

   2. Program Design Language.

   3. Push Down List.

   4. Dave Lebling, one of the co-authors of Zork.  His
   network address on the ITS machines was at one time
   <pdl@dms>.

   5. Propositional Dynamic Logic.

   [Jargon File]

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

PDL
        Page / Program Description / Design Language
PDL
        PERL Data Language (PERL)
PDL
        Program Development Language

Source: Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) 

PDL /P-D-L/, /pid'l/, /p*d'l/ or /puhd'l/ 1. n. `Program Design
   Language'. Any of a large class of formal and profoundly useless
   pseudo-languages in which management forces one to design programs.
   Too often, management expects PDL descriptions to be maintained in
   parallel with the code, imposing massive overhead to little or no
   benefit. See also flowchart. 2. v. To design using a program design
   language. "I've been pdling so long my eyes won't focus beyond 2 feet."
   3. n. `Page Description Language'. Refers to any language which is used
   to control a graphics device, usually a laserprinter. The most common
   example is, of course, Adobe's PostScript language, but there are
   many others, such as Xerox InterPress, etc. 4. In ITS days, the
   preferred MITism for stack. See overflow pdl. 5. Dave Lebling, one
   of the co-authors of Zork; (his network address on the ITS machines
   was at one time pdl@dms).