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Define the word pdl

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]

PDL
     Page / Program Description / Design Language
     
     

PDL
     PERL Data Language (PERL)
     
     

PDL
     Program Development Language
     
     

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).

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
        .
     
        5. Propositional Dynamic Logic.
     
        [Jargon File]