IPL

IPL may refer to any of the following:

1. Short for initial program load, IPL refers to loading an operating system kernel into the main memory of a computer when it's powered on or restarted. Essentially, it's when your processor is told it's time to load the operating system and get the computer ready for user input.

The specific IPL process can vary depending on the computer's architecture, the type of operating system, and the boot devices involved. But, in a typical PC, the BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) or UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) performs the initial steps.

During an IPL, the computer's hardware performs several tasks to initiate the operating system. This involves reading the bootloader from a specified location (e.g., a boot sector on a disk or a firmware chip) and loading it into memory.

2. Short for Information Processing Language, IPL is a programming language created in 1956 by Herbert Simon, John Cliff Shaw, and Allen Newell. The code was designed to help create programs that performed simple problem solving actions and was used in AI (Artificial Intelligence) programs like GPS (General Problem Solver). Throughout its life there were five different versions of IPL released, but was lots its popularity with the introduction of Lisp.

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