Definitions for HAL
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GCIDERate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Halnoun

   Harold; -- a nickname.

2. HALnoun

   The name of an intelligent computer in the movie 2001, directed by Stanley Kubrick.

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Halnoun

   A diminutive of the male given names Henry, Harold and Harry.

2. HALnoun

   a homicidal computer, an artificial intelligence that acts similarly to the HAL 9000 featured in 2001: A Space Odyssey.

3. Etymology: hailaz, from koylos. Cognate with Old Frisian hel, Old Saxon hel (Dutch heel, geheel), Old High German heil (German heil), Old Norse heill (Danish and Swedish hel), Gothic
   0337
   0330
   0339
   033B
   0343. The Proto-Indo-European root is also the source of Old Church Slavonic целъ (Russian целый), Ancient Greek κοῖλυ, Welsh coel.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hal

   Etymology: is derived like al from the Saxon healle , i.e. a hall, a palace. In Gothick alh signifies a temple, or any other famous building. Edmund Gibson Camden.

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hal

   HAL are a band from Dublin, Ireland composed of brothers Dave Allen Paul Allen and Stephen O'Brien, who formed in 2003.

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Hal

   a town of Belgium, 9 m. SW. from Brussels; noted for its 14th-century church, which contains a black wooden image of the Virgin credited with miraculous powers, and resorted to by pilgrims.

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1. hal

   Quotes by hal -- Explore a large variety of famous quotes made by hal on the Quotes.net website.

2. hal

   Song lyrics by hal -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by hal on the Lyrics.com website.

3. HAL

   What does HAL stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the HAL acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. HAL

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Hal is ranked #73215 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Hal surname appeared 265 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Hal.
   
   60.3% or 160 total occurrences were Black.
   28.6% or 76 total occurrences were White.
   6.4% or 17 total occurrences were Asian.
   2.6% or 7 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Anagrams for HAL »

1. lah

2. LAH

How to pronounce HAL?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say HAL in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of HAL in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of HAL in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of HAL in a Sentence

1. Adam Martinez:

   I told my son that we are going to have extra cops there, you know, and he said,' But who cares about the cops ? Hal Harrell are not going to do anything anyway. Hal Harrell are not going to go in anyway,' that's the children speaking to y' all. And I would expect somebody to try and change that perception.

2. Kristen Sorensen:

   When I used HAL, there were people who came from all over the country to use the equipment, i would like this kind of technology to be more readily available.

3. Takashi Kasukawa:

   The brain's information is transmitted to the muscle through the nerve cells during movements. The HAL will catch the bioelectric potential signals generated at that time and then act.

4. Richard Aboulafia:

   It would be clinically insane for Dassault to guarantee HAL-built planes. The only way forward for the program is to drop this absurd idea.

5. Oscar Wilde:

   The true craftsman has a light in his eye that Money can't buy Hal Stebbins I read this once when I was Writing a children's story; a time when inspiration had struck...At that time I knew just what he meant...It was so true. Shirley Briggs

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References

1. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=HAL
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Hal
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=HAL
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=HAL
5. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Hal
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html