GL

Financial record abbreviation

GL is internet and gaming shorthand for "good luck," typically offered before a competition or challenging task: GL in your interview tomorrow.

In online games, it's often paired with HF: GL HF (good luck, have fun).

GL can also mean "good looking" in dating contexts: She's GL but not my type.

OpenGL

graphics

Visual design elements

  • renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
  • shadersGraphics rendering programs
  • 3DThree-axis spatial representation

GPU · vertices · textures · WebGL · fragment · pipeline · DirectX · Vulkan · buffers · rasterization

chemistry

glycerol

Trihydric alcohol, viscous, sweet

humectant · moisturizer · antifreeze · polyol · cosmetics · sweetener · viscosity · hygroscopic · propylene · emulsifier

accounting

general ledger

Master accounting record

debits · credits · balance sheet · trial balance · entries · reconciliation · fiscal · audit · chart of accounts · posting

gaming

good luck

Favorable chance or fortune

ranked · competitive · esports · tournament · opponent · queue · pregame · chat · sportsmanship · fair play

automotive

Mercedes

Premium German automaker

  • SUVRugged passenger vehicle
  • luxuryExpensive nonessential comfort
  • trim levelVehicle equipment designation

premium · wagon · diesel · AMG · Benz · flagship · crossover · seven-seater · off-road · V8

Opposites
ledger scope and specificity

GLsubledger

Detailed subsidiary account book

accounting record type

GLjournal

Record of daily events

source document · day book · journal entry · invoice · receipt

Phrases
Family

glow, glisten, glitter, gleam, glint, glimmer, glare, glass, glaze

Familiarity
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Profile
Used worldwide · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G