L2 — English Dictionary

Noun

1. A second language (a language being learned, as opposed to a mother tongue).

   Examples

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   That is, for almost all late second language (L2) learners, the phonetic realization of phonological structures in the L2 is markedly different from native-language patterns.

   This advantage was pertinent in the Hong Kong context where English is largely an L2 language, although would not be expected to be as large in an L1 context.

Noun

1. Short for second level in various contexts The second-level cache of a processor, farther away from the processor than the first level cache.

   Usage

   • Uncountable

   Examples

   In typical Intel chips L2 bandwidth is half of L1 bandwidth.

2. Short for second level in various contexts The data link layer in the seven layer OSI network model.

   Usage

   • Uncountable

   Examples

   an L2 switch

Noun

1. a language that a person has acquired in adolescence or later

   Synonyms

   second language

   Broader terms

   languagelinguistic communication