Usually means: Deciliter, one-tenth of a liter.
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We found 36 dictionaries that define the word dl:

General (17 matching dictionaries)
  1. DL, dl, dl-: Merriam-Webster
  2. DL, DL, dl: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. dl: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. dl: Collins English Dictionary
  5. dl: Vocabulary.com
  6. DL, DL, Dl, Dl, dl, dl, dl, dL: Wordnik
  7. DL, dl: Wiktionary
  8. dl: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  9. dl: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  10. DL: Infoplease Dictionary
  11. d.l, dl, dl-: Dictionary.com
  12. DL (disambiguation), DL, Dl: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  13. dl: Rhymezone
  14. DL: Stammtisch Beau Fleuve Acronyms
  15. dl: FreeDictionary.org
  16. dl: Mnemonic Dictionary
  17. dl: TheFreeDictionary.com

Art (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Glossary of Stamp Collecting Terms (No longer online)
  2. Glossary of Stamp Collecting Terms (No longer online)

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Glossary of Trade and Shipping Terms (No longer online)

Computing (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. DL: Netlingo
  2. BABEL: Computer Oriented Abbreviations and Acronyms (No longer online)
  3. SMS Dictionary (No longer online)
  4. DL: Encyclopedia

Medicine (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. DL: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  4. Hepatitis C Information Central (No longer online)
  5. dl-, dL: Medical dictionary

Miscellaneous (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. DL: Acronym Finder
  2. AbbreviationZ (No longer online)
  3. United States Postal Service Official Abbreviations (No longer online)

Slang (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Totally Unofficial Rap (No longer online)
  2. D.L, DL, The DL: Urban Dictionary

Tech (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. DL: GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS, CARTOGRAPHY, AND REMOTE SENSING
  2. AUTOMOTIVE TERMS (No longer online)

(Note: See dling as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (DL)

noun:  (computing) Download; Alternative form of DL.
verb:  (computing) Download; Alternative form of DL.
verb:  (baseball, transitive, informal) To place on the disabled list.
noun:  (computing) Initialism of download. [A file transfer to a given computer or device from a remote one through a network connection.]
noun:  (military, nautical) Initialism of light destroyer, a variant of the destroyer type of warship.
noun:  (military, nautical) Initialism of destroyer leader, a variant of the destroyer type of warship. [(military, nautical) a warship, a type of destroyer used to lead a division, flotilla or squadron at sea and in combat, a heavy destroyer variant with larger displacement for command and control.]
noun:  Initialism of driver's license. [(American spelling) A document issued to a specific person by a government authority, permitting this person to drive one or more classes of motor vehicle on public roads and highways, often used as an identification document.]
noun:  (baseball) Initialism of disabled list. [(sports) A list of players on a team who are unable or ineligible to play because of an injury.]
noun:  Initialism of down low. [A state of secrecy.]
noun:  (technology) Initialism of distribution list. [(Internet) An electronic mailing list, made up of the recipients' e-mail addresses.]
noun:  (ABDL) Initialism of diaper lover. [(sexuality, ABDL) A person who wears diapers for pleasure or a fetish rather than necessity.]
noun:  (machine learning) Initialism of deep learning. [(computing) A form of machine learning based on the interpretation of the structure of data.]
noun:  (telegraphy) Initialism of day letter. [(telegraphy, historical) A telegram sent during the day for slightly deferred delivery on the same day, cheaper than a fast telegram, typically with a minimum charge for 50 words or less.]
verb:  (computing) Initialism of download. [(transitive, computing) To transfer data to a given computer from a remote one via a network.]

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