DL

DL, dL, or dl may stand for:

• the symbol of the decilitre (or deciliter), an SI unit of measurement of capacity or volume (1 dL = 100 mL)

Science and tech

• Data link, a computer connection for transmitting data
• Discrete logarithms
• Description logics, a family of knowledge representation languages
• Digital library
• Diode logic, a logic family using diodes
• Distance Learning, a type of computer-based training (CBT) that uses Internet technology and consists of application software on the Web
• Distribution list, a function of e-mail clients
• Downlink, the link from a satellite to a ground station
• Download, a transfer of electronic data
• DVD-R DL, the DVD Dual Layer engineering method

• , the HTML definition list element(see HTML element)

• DL register, the low byte of an X86 16-bit DX register
• The D/L nomenclature 9Monosaccharide#The_D.2FL_nomenclature), used in the naming of sugars

Culture

• Dead Letters, a 2003 album by The Rasmus
• Dragonlance, a series of fantasy novels
• Ratchet: Deadlocked, a platform/shooter video game

People

• D. L. Hughley (born 1963), American actor and comedian
• Diogenes Laertius (fl. c. 3rd century AD), Greek biographer of the philosophers
• David Letterman (born 1947), American television host and comedian
• Damon Lindelof (born 1973), American television writer and executive
• David Livingstone (1813-1873), Scottish medical missionary and explorer
• Dave Lombardo (born 1965), Cuban American heavy metal drummer
• Demi Lovato (born 1992), American singer-songwriter and actress
• David Lynch (born 1946), American filmmaker

Fictional:

• D. L. Hawkins, character from the American television series Heroes
• Dave Lister (fictional character), character from the British television series Red Dwarf

Industry and organisations

• Subaru DL, an automobile
• The Dai-ichi Mutual Life Insurance Company, an insurance company
• Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad in Pennsylvania, U.S.
• the IATA code for Delta Air Lines
• Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy, a former Italian political party
• Démocratie Libérale, a political party in France
• Disneyland Park (Anaheim), a theme park
• Drinking Liberally, a social organization that discusses politics in bars
• Driver's license, an official document which states that a person may operate a motorized vehicle

Sport

• Disabled list, a list of injured baseball players
• Duckworth-Lewis method, a mathematical way to calculate the target score in cricket

Other

• 550 in Roman numerals
• Deputy Lieutenant, a British title
• Destroyer leader, a military (naval) initialism and hull classification symbol for a large destroyer capable of leading a flotilla
• Diaper lover, a fetish
• Dimension Lengthwise, an ISO paper size 110mm × 220mm commonly used for envelopes
• Distance Learning, a field of education
• District line, a London Underground line
• Doctor of Letters, a university degree
• Donald Land, a Famicom action game featuring Ronald McDonald
• County Donegal, Ireland
• Double lift, sleight of hand used in card magic
• Down-low (sexual slang), a slang phrase
• New Zealand DL class locomotive, a New Zealand locomotive class manufactured by Dalian Locomotive and Rolling Stock Company