FL n 1: a state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War [syn: {Florida}, {Sunshine State}, {Everglade State}, {FL}]
FL <language> Function Level. John Backus's successor to {FP}, developed ca. 1985. FL is {dynamically typed} and adds {higher-order functions}, {exceptions}, {user-defined types} and other features. ["FL Language Manual, Parts 1 & 2", J. Backus et al, IBM Research Report RJ 7100 (1989)]. (1994-10-20)