Meaning of ADL | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Initialism of activities of daily living, a set of activities such as bathing, feeding, or relieving oneself.
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2. Initialism of Anti-Defamation League: an international Jewish non-governmental organization based in the United States specializing in civil rights law.
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3. Initialism of argument-dependent lookup, a feature of C++ in which the compiler chooses a function based on its arguments.
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4. Initialism of Animal Defense League.
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5. Initialism of acquisition and distribution layer, the stay-dry layer of a diaper or menstrual pad that wicks liquid, particularly urine or menses, from the topsheet to the innermost absorbent core.
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6. Initialism of affected document list.
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Examples

“She presented the second time unable to perform her ADLs with latent and perseverative speech, thought blocking, disorganized thought processes and behavior, delusions of being poisoned, and was preoccupied with bizarre physical symptoms.”

“The Anti-Defamation League reported a dramatic increase in antisemitic incidents in 2021 in this country, with a total of 2,717 incidents of assault, harassment and vandalism reported to ADL, the highest number on record since the organization began tracking antisemitic incidents in 1979.”

“Musk has said on X that he is “pro-free speech, but against antisemitism of any kind”. But he has threatened to sue ADL for defamation, accusing the group of trying to “kill” the platform by “falsely accusing it and me of being antisemitic”.”

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