ISL
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There are several expansions of the abbreviation ISL:
Independent School League (disambiguation):
- International Sign LanguageInternational SignInternational Sign is an international auxiliary language sometimes used at international meetings such as the World Federation of the Deaf congress, events such as the Deaflympics, and informally when travelling and socialising...
- Formally,* Informally, ISL can refer to Irish Sign LanguageIrish Sign LanguageIrish Sign Language is the sign language of Ireland, used primarily in the Republic of Ireland. It is also used in Northern Ireland, though British Sign Language is also used. Irish Sign Language is more closely related to French Sign Language than to British Sign Language, which was first used...
- More formally, ISL is the SIL code for Israeli Sign LanguageIsraeli Sign LanguageIsraeli Sign Language, or ISL, is the most commonly used sign language in the deaf community of Israel. Some other sign languages are also used in Israel, among them Al-Sayyid Bedouin Sign Language....
- A Trotskyist group in Germany, International Socialist LeftInternational Socialist Left (Germany)The International Socialist Left is a Trotskyist group in Germany. The isl is an organizational descendant of the International Marxist Group . It is one of two factions that form the German section of the reunified Fourth International...
(internationale sozialistische linke, isl) - ISL is the NATO country code for
- In mathematics, i.s.L. can stand for in the sense of LyapunovLyapunov stabilityVarious types of stability may be discussed for the solutions of differential equations describing dynamical systems. The most important type is that concerning the stability of solutions near to a point of equilibrium. This may be discussed by the theory of Lyapunov...
- In resources mining, ISL stands for In-situ leachingIn-situ leachIn-situ leaching , also called in-situ recovery or solution mining, is a mining process used to recover minerals such as copper and uranium through boreholes drilled into a deposit, in situ....
, a mining technique. - In reference to a Storage Area NetworkStorage area networkA storage area network is a dedicated network that provides access to consolidated, block level data storage. SANs are primarily used to make storage devices, such as disk arrays, tape libraries, and optical jukeboxes, accessible to servers so that the devices appear like locally attached devices...
, and switched networks ISL stands for Inter-Switch Link (disambiguation) - Cisco Inter-Switch LinkCisco Inter-Switch LinkCisco Inter-Switch Link is a Cisco Systems proprietary protocol that maintains VLAN information in Ethernet frames as traffic flows between switches and routers, or switches and switches....
, a proprietary Cisco VLAN trunking protocol - Ice Hockey SuperleagueIce Hockey SuperleagueThe Ice Hockey Superleague was a professional ice hockey league in the United Kingdom between 1996 and 2003. Formed in 1995, it replaced the Premier Division of the British Hockey League, it was the highest level of ice hockey competition in the United Kingdom...
, British based league (1996–2003) - Illinois Security LabIllinois Security LabThe Illinois Security Lab is a research laboratory at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign established in 2004 to support research and education in computer and network security. The lab is part of the Computer Science Department and Information Trust Institute. Its current research...
- Indonesia Super League, top-tier competition for Indonesian football clubs
- Institute of State and LawInstitute of State and LawThe Institute of State and Law of the Russian Academy of Sciences is the largest scientific legal center in the Russian Federation. The ISL is part of the Philosophical, Sociological, Psychological, and Law Department of RAS...
, leading Russian legal think tank, affiliated with the Russian Academy of SciencesRussian Academy of SciencesThe Russian Academy of Sciences consists of the national academy of Russia and a network of scientific research institutes from across the Russian Federation as well as auxiliary scientific and social units like libraries, publishers and hospitals....
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- Intercon SecurityIntercon SecurityIntercon Security, Ltd. is a global security solution provider with headquarters in Toronto, Canada.Intercon Security provides services for a wide range of organizations and individuals...
, a security firm - International School of LuxembourgInternational School of LuxembourgThe International School of Luxembourg, ISL , is a privately owned non-profit school in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. The school has over forty nationalities amongst over 950 students...
- International Sport and LeisureInternational Sport and LeisureInternational Sport and Lesiure was a Swiss sports marketing company that was closely affiliated with FIFA.ISL collapsed in 2001 with debts of £153million....
, a Swiss sports marketing company that was closely affiliated with FIFAFIFAThe Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth... - Island Line (disambiguation)
- Iranian Super League (disambiguation), the Iranian professional leagues in either basketballBasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, futsalFutsalFutsal is a variant of association football that is played on a smaller pitch and mainly played indoors. Its name is a portmanteau of the Portuguese futebol de salão and the Spanish fútbol de salón , which can be translated as "hall football" or "indoor football"...
or volleyballVolleyballVolleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive... - Irish Shipping Limited
- Island Soccer LeagueIsland Soccer LeagueThe Island Soccer League is a professional six-a-side association football league based in Bermuda. The league is the brainchild of Bermuda legend David Bascome.Founded in 2006, the league started play in 2007.-Style of play:...
- Icelandic languageIcelandic languageIcelandic is a North Germanic language, the main language of Iceland. Its closest relative is Faroese.Icelandic is an Indo-European language belonging to the North Germanic or Nordic branch of the Germanic languages. Historically, it was the westernmost of the Indo-European languages prior to the...
, a language spoken in IcelandIcelandIceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
(ISO 639-3ISO 639-3ISO 639-3:2007, Codes for the representation of names of languages — Part 3: Alpha-3 code for comprehensive coverage of languages, is an international standard for language codes in the ISO 639 series. The standard describes three‐letter codes for identifying languages. It extends the ISO 639-2...
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Independent School League (disambiguation):
- Boston area Independent School League, a group of 16 New England preparatory schoolsIndependent School League (Boston Area)The Independent School League is composed of sixteen New England preparatory schools that compete athletically and academically. Founded in 1948, the ISL's sixteen member compete in eighteen sports in the New England Prep School Athletic Conference...
. - Washington, DC area Independent School League, a group of 17 Washington, DC area preparatory schools.
- Illinois Independent School League, a group of 9 Chicago area preparatory schoolsIndependent School League (Illinois)The Independent School League is an athletic league comprising nine private secondary schools in the Chicago metro area. All of the schools are also full members of the Illinois High School Association; the governing body for most high school athletics and competitive activities in the state...
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