4-letter words containing c, l
- cult — A cult is a fairly small religious group, especially one which is considered strange.
- cupl — Cornell University Programming Language. A language for simple mathematics problems, based on CORC, with PL/I-like syntax.
- curl — If you have curls, your hair is in the form of tight curves and spirals.
- cycl — A frame language.
- cyle — Alternative form of sile.
- dcdl — Digital Control Design Language. A language for simulating computer systems.
- dlci — Data Link Connection Identifier
- ecsl — Extended CSL. A discrete simulation language, the successor to CSL.
- elec — electric
- excl — exclamation mark
- flic — a police officer; cop.
- floc — Also, flock. a tuftlike mass, as in a chemical precipitate.
- focl — An expert system shell and backward chaining rule interpreter for the Macintosh. E-mail: <[email protected]>.
- gcal — (text, tool) The Cambridge Phoenix equivalent of troff. So called because all Cambridge utilities were named after birds, GCAL was a "run off" equivalent, and Geococcyx californianus is the Latin name of the roadrunner. GCAL was eventually obsoleted by TeX. It is believed that even more obscure puns lurked in the depths of Phoenix. Perhaps it is better they stayed there.
- hclp — Hierarchical CLP.
- hdlc — High-level Data Link Control
- iloc — Rice U. Register-oriented intermediate language targeted to PC/RT. Source languages include Fortran and Russell.
- jfcl — /jif'kl/, /jaf'kl/, /j*-fi'kl/ (obsolete) To cancel or annul something. "Why don't you jfcl that out?" The fastest do-nothing instruction on older models of the PDP-10 happened to be JFCL, which stands for "Jump if Flag set and then CLear the flag"; this does something useful, but is a very fast no-operation if no flag is specified. Geoff Goodfellow, one of the jargon-1 co-authors, had JFCL on the licence plate of his BMW for years. Usage: rare except among old-time PDP-10 hackers.
- kcal — kilocalorie
- kloc — (unit, programming) Thousand (kilo-) Lines of code.
- lace — a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- lack — something missing or needed: After he left, they really felt the lack.
- lacs — Plural form of lac.
- lacw — leading aircraftwoman
- lacy — of or resembling lace; lacelike: a lacy gown; a lacy leaf.
- laic — Also, laical. lay; secular.
- larc — long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception): the use of LARCs such as the intrauterine device, or IUD.
- lcos — liquid crystal on silicon: a technology used in television screens in which liquid crystals are applied to a silicon chip, allowing the production of high resolution images
- lcsw — licensed clinical social worker
- lech — to behave like a lecher (often followed by for or after).
- lect — (linguistics, sociolinguistics) A specific form of a language or language cluster: a language or a dialect.
- lice — plural of louse.
- lich — the body; the trunk.
- lick — to pass the tongue over the surface of, as to moisten, taste, or eat (often followed by up, off, from, etc.): to lick a postage stamp; to lick an ice-cream cone.
- linc — 1. (language) A Burroughs/Unisys 4GL designed in New Zealand. 2. Laboratory Instrument Computer.
- loc. — locative
- loca — a plural of locus.
- loch — a lake.
- loci — the guardian spirit of a place.
- lock — a tress, curl, or ringlet of hair.
- loco — locoweed.
- logc — A C extension incorporating rule-oriented programming, for AI application programs. Production rules are encapsulated into functional components called rulesets. LogC uses a search network algorithm similar to RETE. Version 1.6.
- lpac — 1. (audio, compression) Lossless Predictive Audio Compression. 2. London Parallel Applications Centre.
- lrcp — Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians
- lrcs — Licentiate of the Royal College of Surgeons
- lrsc — Licentiate of the Royal Society of Chemistry
- luce — Clare Boothe, 1903–87, U.S. writer, politician, and diplomat.
- luck — Polish name of Lutsk.
- lucy — a female given name.
- lych — the body; the trunk.