The acronym ASL or a.s.l. commonly stands for:

• Above sea level, altitude measurement
• Age/sex/location, abbreviation in Internet chat jargon (see also Wiktionary)
• American Sign Language, dominant sign language in North America
• Argininosuccinate lyase, human gene making the protein argininosuccinate lyase
• Aviation Safety Letter, aviation safety bulletin issued quarterly by Transport Canada

Or less frequently:

• Abstract Schema Language, a computer programming language typically used for A.I. research http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.45.2560
• ACPI Source Language, is a source language for defining ACPI objects including control methods
• Active Schema Language, an XML schema extension using active tagshttp://ns.inria.org/active-tags/active-schema/active-schema.html#N4023C9
• Adobe Source Libraries, a set of open source software libraries by Adobe
• Advanced Squad Leader, a tactical-level war board game
• Advanced stop line, a type of road marking used at signalised road junctions
• The American School in London, independent K-12 international school
• American Soccer League, professional leagues in the USA
• Anti-Saloon League, once the leading organization lobbying for Prohibition in the United States
• Apache Software License, an open-source license for software
• Appalachian School of Law, a law school in Grundy, Virginia, USA
• Application Services Library, a software development framework
• Arterial Spin Labeling, magnetic labeling of blood to measure blood flow in the brain
• Association for Symbolic Logic, of academic researchers in symbolic logic
• Australia's Surfing Life, surf magazine
• Automated Systems Holdings Limited, Largest local system integrator in Hong Kong
• Autobacs Sportscar Laboratory, speciality car manufacturer
• Average shot length, a standard statistical measure of film editing (cinemetrics).
• Axpo Super League, the highest Soccer League in Switzerland
• In the insurance industry, ASL can stand for either annual statement line or aggregate stop loss
• A Static Lullaby, a post-hardcore band from in Chino Hills, California, United States of America.

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