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hal
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A special temporary state of consciousness, generally understood to be the product of a Sufi's spiritual practices while on his way toward God.
Other meanings
2. proper noun
A diminutive of the male given names Henry, Harold and Harry.
3. noun
A homicidal computer, an artificial intelligence that acts similarly to the HAL 9000 featured in 2001: A Space Odyssey.
4. noun
Acronym of hardware abstraction layer.
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