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HAL

"HAL" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a home ruler".

Date "HAL" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1598. (references)

"HAL" is a common misspelling or typo for: hail, hale, half, hall, halo, halt, haul, heal.


Specialty Definition: HAL

DomainDefinition

Computing

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). Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.

Literature

Hal A familiar contraction of Harry (for Henry). Similarly, Dol is a contraction of Dorothy; Mol, of Mary, etc.
The substitution of P for M as the initial letter of proper names is seen in such examples as Polly for Molly, Patty for Martha, Peggy for Margy (i.e. Margaret), etc. (See Elizabeth.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Specialty Definition: HAL

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "HAL."

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Abbreviations & Acronyms: HAL

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
EntrySourceExpressionField

HAL

EnglishHindustan Aeronautics LtdN/A

HAL

ItalianHalibutN/A

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Crosswords: HAL

English words defined with "HAL": amiablegood-humored, good-humoured. (references)
Specialty definitions using "HAL": 6.001Bluff HarryHAL/S, Hardware Abstraction LayerNerd pridePC-Scheme, Pretty Good PrivacyWindows NT. (references)
Non-English Usage: "HAL" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Dutch (hall), Hungarian (boil, fish), Indonesian (case, fact, instance, item, matter, situation), Latin (atlantic halibut(= fish)), Malay (affair, case, matter), Papiamen (bile, gall), Romanian (bad plight), Somali (one), Swedish (evasive, oily, slick, slippery, slithery, smooth), Turkish (aspect, circs, condition, demeanor, demeanour, estate, event, face, fettle, lay, plight, posture, repair, set, sight, situation, stand, state, status), Turkmen (force, health).

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Modern Usage: HAL

DomainUsage

Screenplays

I don't know if Hal is homicidal, suicidal, neurotic, psychotic, or just plain broken (2010; writing credit: Arthur C. Clarke; Peter Hyams)

Hal, this isn't funny (Malcolm in the Middle; writing credit: Daniel Frenette)

Hal, how are we supposed to keep drinking when there's nothing in the bottle (Flashback; writing credit: David Loughery)

Movie/TV Titles

Dora-on jawa ddonya hal ja (1972)

The Adventures of Hal 5 (1958)

Hal aktulu zawji (1958)

Åsa-Nisse på hal is (1954)

The Hal Roach Comedy Carnival (1947)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: HAL

DomainTitle

References

  • HAL Trust: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

    (more reference examples)

  

Books

  • Hal Higdon's How to Train: The Best Programs, Workouts, and Schedules for Runners of All Ages (reference)

  • Hal Higdon's Smart Running: Expert Advice on Training, Motivation, Injury Prevention, Nutrition, and Good Health for Runners of Any Age and Ability (reference)

  • Hal Leonard Guitar Finger Picking Solos Method (reference)

  • Hal Lifson's 1966! (reference)

  • Legacy: The Last Will and Testament of Hal Jordan (Green Lantern) (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Periodicals

  

Theater & Movies

  • The Farrelly Brothers Collection (There's Something About Mary / Shallow Hal / Me, Myself & Irene) (reference)

  • Fitting the Show Horse for Hal (reference)

  • Shallow Hal (reference)

  • Shallow Hal (Special Edition) (reference)

    (more DVD examples; more video examples)

  

Music

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: HAL

Illustrations:
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Photo Album: HAL

ThumbnailDescription & CreditThumbnailDescription & Credit

As seen in Time Magazine (September 7,1998)Sunlight glints off Hurricane Bonnie as it approaches the North Carolinacoast on the morning of August 26, 1998 (07:37 EDT). Data derived fromNOAA-12 satellite. Image produced by Hal Pierce, Laboratory forAtmospheres, NASA Goddard SpaceFlight Center. Credit: NASA.

Data from NOAA GOES satellite. Images produced by Hal Pierce, Laboratory forAtmospheres, NASA GoddardSpace Flight Center. Credit: NASA.

Hal Demuth on the left and Miller Tonkel plotting hydrography Note metallic three-arm protractor. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.

Gen. Hal Hornburg and Christina Stuchly.

Hal Pyle, NRCS district conservationist, and conservation partner check samples from a water monitoring project in a neighborhood located in Springfield, Illinois. The project is sponsored by several federal, state and county agencies. The system is monit. Credit: Bob Nichols.

NRCS District Conservationist Hal Pyle checks information along a buffer in Sangamon County, Illinois. This buffer traps sediment from the cropland preventing it from going into the stream. The grasses also provide food and nesting areas for song birds. Credit: Bob Nichols.

David Blackston in the foreground with (L - R) Hal Bernton, Governor Kitzhaber, rancher Stacie Davies, and Sec. Babbitt in the background at Big Indian Gorge. Credit: Mark Armstrong & Chris Strebig.

Governor Kitzhaber with Oregonian newspaper reporter Hal Barnton at Big Indian Gorge overlook. Credit: Mark Armstrong & Chris Strebig.

Physiotherapist and poliomyelitis patient. / P. Credit: National Library of Medicine; photo by Hal Rumel..

Quoth Hal to Dick, I know its true... / [John Collier]. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Usage Frequency: HAL

"HAL" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 80.76% of the time. "HAL" is used about 343 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (proper)80.76%27717,585
Adjective (general or positive)18.66%6442,009
Noun (common)0.58%2245,945
                    Total100.00%343N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Name Usage Frequency: HAL

The following table summarizes the usage of "HAL" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.
NameUsage/GenderUsage per 100
million Persons
Rank in USA
HalFirst name Male13,000601
HalLast name10084,137
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Derived & Related Names: HAL

"HAL" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a home ruler".
 
The following table summarizes names related to "HAL."
NameGenderLanguageRelated Name
HalMaleEnglishHarry
HarrietFemaleEnglishHarry
HarriettFemaleEnglishHarry
HarriettaFemaleEnglishHarry
HarrietteFemaleEnglishHarry
HarrisMaleEnglishHarry
HarrisonMaleEnglishHarry
HarryMaleEnglishHenry
HenryMaleEnglishN/A
ParryMaleWelshHarry
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Usage in Company Names: HAL

CountryName
Netherlands

HAL Trust

 (more examples...)

Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.

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Expressions: HAL

Expression using "HAL": hal peg. Additional references.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "HAL": Hal-marut.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: HAL

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

hal lindsey

545

hal india.com

35

hal spark

513

hal pc

33

shallow hal

489

hal 2000

31

hal

355

hal leonard publishing

28

hal leonard

304

hal picture spark

26

hal higdon

153

hal linden

25

hal lunar

148

hal life

25

hal moore

123

hal roach

22

hal ketchum

120

col hal lt moore

22

hal 9000

99

david hal

21

hal turner

95

hal lindsey.com

21

hal shallow soundtrack

93

hal leonard music

20

hal lindsay

91

hal hartley

19

hal lindsey oracle

66

ultra hal

18

hal u

58

hal leonard corporation

18

cast hal shallow

53

hal higdon marathon training

17

hal pc.org

50

hal sutton

17

hal rockland

46

hal india

16

hal linsey

39

hal rogers

16

hal holbrook

39

gay hal spark

16
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: HAL

Language Translations for "HAL"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Romanian

  

cuier (hal peg, hallstand, hanger, hanging, hat stand, peg, rack, rail, stand). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

of Henry Хэл. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: HAL

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

Hippoglossus hippoglossus. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Bible Trace: HAL

LanguageDateSourceLuke Chapter 19, Verse 10
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintHlqen gar o uioV tou anqrwpou zhthsai kai swsai to apolwloV
Latin405VulgateVenit enim Filius hominis quaerere et salvum facere quod perierat
Old English990West SaxonMannes sunu com secean and hal don bæt forwearð;
Middle English1395WyclifAnd make saaf this thing that perischede.
Renaissance English1526TyndaleFor the sonne of ma is come to seke and to save that which was looste.
Jacobean English1611King JamesFor the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.
Victorian English1833WebsterFor the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.
Basic English1964OgdenFor the Son of man came to make search for those who are wandering from the way, and to be their Saviour.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: HAL

LanguageLuke Chapter 19, Verse 10
CebuanoKay ang Anak sa Tawo mianhi sa pagpangita ug pagluwas sa nawala."
Chinese人 子 來 、 為 要 尋 找 拯 救 失 喪 的 人 。
CroatianTa Sin Èovjeèji doðe potražiti i spasiti izgubljeno!"
Danishthi Menneskesønnen er kommen for at søge og frelse det fortabte."
DutchWant de Zoon des mensen is gekomen, om te zoeken en zalig te maken, dat verloren was.
Finnishsillä Ihmisen Poika on tullut etsimään ja pelastamaan sitä, mikä kadonnut on".
FrenchCar le Fils de l`homme est venu chercher et sauver ce qui était perdu.
GermanDenn des Menschen Sohn ist gekommen, zu suchen und selig zu machen, das verloren ist.
Haitian CreoleMoun Bondye voye nan lachè a vin chache sa ki te pèdi pou l' delivre yo.
HungarianMert azért jött az embernek Fia, hogy megkeresse és megtartsa, a mi elveszett.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariAnak Manusia datang untuk mencari dan menyelamatkan orang yang sesat."
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaKarena Anak manusia datang hendak mencari dan menyelamatkan yang sesat."
LatvianJo Cilvçka Dçls nâcis meklçt un pestît to, kas bija zudis.
MaoriI haere mai hoki te Tama a te tangata ki te rapu, ki te whakaora i te mea i ngaro.
Norwegianfor Menneskesønnen er kommet for å søke og frelse det som var fortapt.
PortuguesePorque o Filho do homem veio buscar e salvar o que se havia perdido.   
RumanianPentrucq Fiul omului a venit sq caute wi sq mkntuiascq ce era pierdut.``
RussianЙ'П уЩО юЕМПЧЕЮЕУЛЙК ТЙЫЕМ ЧЪЩУЛБФШ Й У БУФЙ ПЗЙ'ЫЕЕ.
ShuarWisha Aents Ajasu asan menkakaru ainia nuna eakan uwemtikrartaj tusan Táwitjai." Tu Tímiayi.
SpanishPorque el Hijo del Hombre ha venido a buscar y a salvar lo que se había perdido.
SwahiliKwa maana Mwana wa Mtu amekuja kutafuta na kuokoa waliopotea." ic
SwedishTy Människosonen har kommit för att uppsöka och frälsa det som var förlorat."
UmaApa' toe-mile pai' tumai-ae, Aku' Ana' Manusia'. Tumai-a mpopali' tauna to molaa ngkai Alata'ala, pai' mpohore-ra ngkai huku' jeko' -ra."

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations & Misspellings: HAL

Derivations

Words beginning with "HAL": halacha, halachas, halachot, halachoth, halakah, halakahs, halakha, halakhas, halakhot, halakic, halakist, halakists, halakoth, halala, halalah, halalahs, halalas, halation, halations, halavah, halavahs, halazone, halazones, halberd, halberds, halbert, halberts, halcyon, halcyons, hale, haled, haleness, halenesses, haler, halers, haleru, hales, halest, half, halfback, halfbacks, halfbeak, halfbeaks, halfhearted, halfheartedly, halfheartedness, halfheartednesses, halflife, halflives, halfness, halfnesses. (additional references)

Words ending with "HAL": apocryphal, azimuthal, benthal, bequeathal, betrothal, burghal, caliphal, canthal, catarrhal, conchal, dhal, epochal, exarchal, gnathal, hierarchal, hyphal, lethal, marshal, matriarchal, monachal, monarchal, narwhal, neanderthal, nonlethal, nuchal, nymphal, paschal, patriarchal, rhonchal, semilethal, seneschal, spathal, sublethal, therewithal, triumphal, trochal, unlethal, wherewithal, withal, zenithal. (additional references)

Words containing "HAL": acanthocephalan, acanthocephalans, acephalous, achalasia, achalasias, anencephalic, anencephalies, anencephaly, antiwhaling, apocryphally, apocryphalness, apocryphalnesses, asphalt, asphalted, asphaltic, asphalting, asphaltite, asphaltites, asphalts, asphaltum, asphaltums, autocephalies, autocephalous, autocephaly, azimuthally, bechalk, bechalked, bechalking, bechalks, behalf, behalves, bequeathals, betrothals, brachycephalic, brachycephalies, brachycephaly, cachalot, cachalots, catarrhally, catchall, catchalls, cephalad, cephalexin, cephalexins, cephalic, cephalically, cephalin, cephalins, cephalization, cephalizations, cephalometric. (additional references)


Misspellings

"HAL" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: ahl, Haala, Hacl, Hali, Halu, Heyl, Hfa, Hoall, Hwal, Jhal, Khal, Ohal. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: HAL

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-h-l"

-1 letter: ah, al, ha, la.

 Words containing the letters "a-h-l"
 

+1 letter: blah, dahl, dhal, hail, hale, half, hall, halm, halo, halt, harl, haul, heal, hila, hula, hyla, lakh, lash, lath.

 

+2 letters: ahold, ahull, aleph, almah, almeh, aloha, alpha, altho, blahs, chalk, chela, clach, clash, dahls, dhals, flash, galah, hadal, hails, haled, haler, hales, halid, hallo, halls, halma, halms, halos, halts, halva, halve, hamal, haole, haply, harls, haulm, hauls, hazel, heals, hemal, hilar, holla, horal, hulas, hylas, lahar, laich, laigh, laith, lakhs, larch, latch, lathe, lathi, laths, lathy, laugh, leach, leash, lehua, loach, loath, lotah, phial, phyla, plash, ralph, selah, shale, shall, shalt, shaly, shaul, shawl, sheal, shoal, slash, uhlan, whale, wheal.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Modern
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Images: Slideshow
6. Images: Photo Album
7. Usage Frequency
8. Names: Frequency
9. Names: Derived from
10. Names: Company Usage
11. Expressions
12. Expressions: Internet
13. Translations: Modern
14. Translations: Ancient
15. Bible Trace
16. Abbreviations
17. Acronyms
18. Derivations
19. Anagrams
20. Bibliography


  

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