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asl1
ASL2
- abbreviationinitialismInitialism of American Sign Language.
Whereas American Sign Language could have extended into Nicaragua by the 1980s, as it did in neighboring Costa Rica where it combined with a locally developed sign language in the 1960s, Nicaragua’s geo-political isolation prevented ASL from entering the country, notes Shepard-Kegl.
2018 July 13, Shoshi Parks, “How Deaf Children in Nicaragua Created a New Language”, in Atlas Obscura, archived from the original on 29 Mar 2025 - abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Advanced Squad Leader.
- abbreviationinitialismcomputingInitialism of Apache Software License.
- alternativeAlternative form of asl (“age, sex, location”).
comparative more ASL · superlative most ASL
plural ASLs
- abbreviationinitialismcomputingInitialism of arithmetic shift left, a type of bitwise operation.
- abbreviationinitialismroadInitialism of advanced stop line
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nounthe sign language used in the United States
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asl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asl
“asl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asl. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “asl,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asl.
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