clr

C3L1R1

A form of Common Language Runtime — A special runtime environment that serves as the underlying infrastructure of the Microsoft .NET Framework.

CommonScrabble 5

Meanings

clr1

verb
  1. abbreviationAbbreviation of clear.

CLR2

proper noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismcomputingInitialism of Common Language Runtime.

    But we can't use function pointers as we would in C++, and not just for the ideological reason that it doesn't enter into the spirit of the brave new pointerless world of the CLR.

    2003, Ian Griffiths, Matthew Adams, .NET Windows forms in a nutshell, page 18
noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismbusinessInitialism of current-limiting resistor.
  2. abbreviationcontractionbusinessContraction of clear.
  3. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of coffee leaf rust.
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APA

clr. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clr

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clr,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clr.

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