Hal

¹ American  

[hal] / hæl /

noun

1. a male given name, form of Harold.

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HAL ² American  

abbreviation

1. halogen lamp.

   The KL 1500 HAL is a 150-watt halogen cold light source.

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hal- ³ American  

1. variant of halo- before a vowel.

   halite.

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hal- British  

combining form

1. a variant of halo-

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Example Sentences

Hal Herzog, a professor emeritus of psychology at Western Carolina University who studies human-animal relationships, said dog breeds become popular in the same way fashion trends do.

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“To the day he died, that mind was running,” says Munger’s stepson, Hal Borthwick.

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There was even a running joke about making sure the appropriate guardrails were in place, “so that your Jarvis doesn’t turn into a Hal,” he said, referring to “2001’s” menacing superintelligence.

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To be sure, some of today’s foremost AI experts think the Hal or “Terminator” scenario is more likely.

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The lender also updated its guidance to include its recent acquisition of German private bank HAL and expects to rake in more than 6.3 billion euros in net interest income, or NII, this year.

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