ETL

E1T1L1

verb

To apply an ETL process to a set of data

“I will ETL these files by the end of the day.”

Less commonScrabble 3

Meanings

nounETL (plural ETLs)

plural ETLs

  1. abbreviationinitialismdata warehousingcomputingInitialism of extract, transform, load.
  2. abbreviationinitialismslangInitialism of enemies-to-lovers (“a trope in romance fiction (particularly fan fiction) involving the development of an antagonistic relationship into romantic love”).
verb
  1. To apply an ETL process to a set of data

    I will ETL these files by the end of the day.

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APA

ETL. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ETL

MLA

“ETL.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ETL. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ETL,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ETL.

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