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* Give-aways featuring the three glyphs <source lang=apl inline>⍺*⎕</source> used to be common at [[APL conference]]s because these are the symbols traditionally produced when holding down the APL shifting key and [[typing]] <kbd>A</kbd><kbd>P</kbd><kbd>L</kbd>.
* Give-aways featuring the three glyphs <source lang=apl inline>⍺*⎕</source> used to be common at [[APL conference]]s because these are the symbols traditionally produced when holding down the APL shifting key and [[typing]] <kbd>A</kbd><kbd>P</kbd><kbd>L</kbd>.


* ''I was perched ⍤ the tower, giving my un÷d @tention 2 the ⌷ re∪ @ the ⌊ of the ⊂d ○ below me and ↑ing note of ¨ ⍨r's arrival time in my ⍟ ~ ⎕DL'': I was perched [[atop]] the tower, giving my un[[divide]]d [[at]]tention to the [[squad]] re[[union]] [[at]] the [[floor]] of the [[enclose]]d [[circle]] below me and [[take|tak]]ing note [[each]] [[commute]]r's arrival time in my [[log]] [[without]] [[delay]].<ref>[[Adám Brudzewsky]]. Chat message {{m|54937708}}. [[APL Orchard]]. 7 December 2020.</ref>
* ''I was perched ⍤ the tower, giving my un÷d @tention 2 the ⌷ re∪ @ the ⌊ of the ⊂d ○ below me and ↑ing note of ¨ ⍨r's arrival time in my ⍟ ~ ⎕DL'': I was perched [[atop]] the tower, giving my un[[divide]]d [[at]]tention to the [[squad]] re[[union]] [[at]] the [[floor]] of the [[enclose]]d [[circle]] below me and [[take|tak]]ing note of [[each]] [[commute]]r's arrival time in my [[log]] [[without]] [[delay]].<ref>[[Adám Brudzewsky]]. Chat message {{m|54937708}}. [[APL Orchard]]. 7 December 2020.</ref>


* <source lang=apl inline>¨∊∪←=⊢2⍝∧?*</source>: [[Each]] [[member]] of the [[union]] [[gets]] [[equal]] [[right]] to [[comment]] [[and]] [[roll|question]] [[power]].<ref>[[Nick Nickolov]]. Internal email. [[Dyalog Ltd]]. 11 Dec 2015.</ref>
* <source lang=apl inline>¨∊∪←=⊢2⍝∧?*</source>: [[Each]] [[member]] of the [[union]] [[gets]] [[equal]] [[right]] to [[comment]] [[and]] [[roll|question]] [[power]].<ref>[[Nick Nickolov]]. Internal email. [[Dyalog Ltd]]. 11 Dec 2015.</ref>
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[[File:APLcart logo.png|thumb|right|The APLcart logo explained as a shopping cart.]]
[[File:APLcart logo.png|thumb|right|The APLcart logo explained as a shopping cart.]]
== Glyph art ==
== Glyph art ==


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* ''[[ngn]]'s scans'' or ''[[ngn]]'s cumulative reduces'' refers to [[Nick Nickolov]]'s uncanny ability to come up with unusual uses of [[Scan]] for solving various problems, e.g. negating every other number with <source lang=apl inline>⊢∘-\</source>.<ref>[[Nick Nickolov]]. Chat message {{m|43074306}}. [[APL Orchard]]. 26 Feb 2018.</ref>
* ''[[ngn]]'s scans'' or ''[[ngn]]'s cumulative reduces'' refers to [[Nick Nickolov]]'s uncanny ability to come up with unusual uses of [[Scan]] for solving various problems, e.g. negating every other number with <source lang=apl inline>⊢∘-\</source>.<ref>[[Nick Nickolov]]. Chat message {{m|43074306}}. [[APL Orchard]]. 26 Feb 2018.</ref>
[[File:Airplane meme.jpg|thumb|right|"Enjoying the flight" meme.]]
*  Ryan "Rafvylf" Tosh created a meme featuring a plane taking off, but with a cat unknowingly in the wing or some part of the plane. The expert [[Jelly]] user and the APL/[[J]]/[[K]] user are enjoying the flight (learning Jelly or APL/J/K) while the cat (a non-array programmer) just barely hanging on.
[[File:APL Keyboard.jpg|thumb|Peak Engineering happened in the 1970s]]
* APL is a bit infamous in its character set of unusual [[glyph]]s, so Ace decided to make a "Peak Engineering" meme that turns that idea on it's head.


== Apples ==
== Apples ==
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* [[Dyalog APL]] by default uses the file name <code>aplcore</code> ("apple core") for its [[wikipedia:code dump|code dump]]s.
* [[Dyalog APL]] by default uses the file name <code>aplcore</code> ("apple core") for its [[wikipedia:code dump|code dump]]s.
* The [[Chat_rooms_and_forums#General|apljk]] subreddit is pronounced "[[wikipedia:applejack (drink)|applejack]]".<ref>[[John Earnest]]. [How to pronounce APL https://www.reddit.com/r/apljk/comments/ump3ng/comment/i832ndj/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3]. Reddit. May 10, 2022.</ref>
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50years logo.png|[[50 years of APL]] apple.
50years logo.png|[[50 years of APL]] apple.

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