dl

D·L
D2L1
/ˌdiːˈɛl/

noun

Download; Alternative form of DL.

Opposite
CommonScrabble 3

Meanings

dl1

noundl (plural dls)

plural dls

  1. computingDownload; Alternative form of DL.
verbdl (third-person singular simple present dls, present participle dling, simple past and past participle dled)

present singular third person dls · participle present dling · participle past dled · past dled · alternative DL · alternative d/l · alternative D/L

  1. computingDownload; Alternative form of DL.

DL2

nounDL (countable and uncountable, plural DLs)

plural DLs · alternative D.L. · alternative D. L. · alternative dl · alternative d/l · alternative D/L

  1. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablecomputingInitialism of download.

    Antonyms: UL

  2. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablegovernmentInitialism of light destroyer, a variant of the destroyer type of warship.
  3. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablegovernmentInitialism of destroyer leader, a variant of the destroyer type of warship.

    Synonyms: DDL

  4. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of driver's license.
  5. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableball gamesInitialism of disabled list.
  6. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of down low.
  7. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableengineeringInitialism of distribution list.
  8. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of diaper lover.
  9. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablemachine learningInitialism of deep learning.

    Before Transformer models, the attention mechanism was proposed as a helper for improving conventional DL models such as RNNs.

    2021, Savas Yildirim, Meysam Asgari-Chenaghlu, Mastering Transformers […] , Packt Publishing Ltd, →ISBN, page 26
  10. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablecommunicationsInitialism of day letter.
  11. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablecommunicationsInitialism of datalink
proper noun

alternative D.L. · alternative D. L. · alternative dl · alternative d/l · alternative D/L

  1. abbreviationAbbreviation of Delhi: a union territory of India.
verbDL (third-person singular simple present DLs, present participle DLing, simple past and past participle DLed or DL'd)

present singular third person DLs · participle present DLing · participle past DLed · past DLed · participle past DL'd · past DL'd · alternative D.L. · alternative D. L. · alternative dl · alternative d/l · alternative D/L

  1. abbreviationinitialismcomputingInitialism of download.

    Antonyms: UL

  2. informaltransitiveball gamesTo place on the disabled list.

    After 7 years of being in a rot league, I have learned that "day to day" in baseballese means "at least a week, maybe more, and maybe after the week, then we may DL him."

    1996 June 3, Joe in MA [username], “Re: Jim Edmonds' return date?”, in rec.sport.baseball.fantasy (Usenet)

Dl3

nounDl (plural not attested)
  1. abbreviationno pluralAbbreviation of dale.

    We live at 14 Oak Dl.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbInitialism of download.

Opposite

antonym(s) of “computing”

Opposite

More synonyms by meaning

nouna metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter

Broader
metric capacity unit

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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