Proper noun
Initialism of International Auxiliary Language.
(computer languages, obsolete) Initialism of International Algebraic Language, later named ALGOL.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgSome consonant sounds found in several Latin-script IAL alphabets are not represented by an ISO 646 letter in IPA. Source: Internet
During the 1990s, Intel Architecture Labs (IAL) was responsible for many of the hardware innovations of the personal computer, including the PCI Bus, the PCI Express (PCIe) bus, the Universal Serial Bus (USB). Source: Internet
Thereafter the only IAL aircraft operating 'North of Watford' were charter flights. Source: Internet
For this reason, Interlingua is frequently termed a naturalistic IAL. Source: Internet
Gode argues, additionally, that the western languages are the unofficial languages of international science, medicine, and technology, and therefore an IAL based on them provides the best access to that literature. Source: Internet
Important implementations The International Algebraic Language (IAL) was extremely influential and generally considered the ancestor of most of the modern programming languages (the so-called Algol-like languages). Source: Internet