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L2¹

noun L2s

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

L2²

noun

  1. abbreviation Abbreviation of Lagrange point 2, located beyond the smaller object on a line passing through the centers of the smaller and larger objects. Unlike the Hubble telescope, which orbits a few hundred miles above the Earth’s surface and is relatively accessible for servicing missions, the JWST will be located at what is called the L2 point, a location about a million miles farther away from the sun than the Earth.

L2³

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From Level 2.

noun

  1. uncountable The second-level cache of a processor, farther away from the processor than the first level cache. In typical Intel chips L2 bandwidth is half of L1 bandwidth.
  2. uncountable The data link layer in the seven layer OSI network model. an L2 switch

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"L2." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/l2. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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L2. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/l2

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"L2." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/l2.

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@misc{l2_2026,
  title = {L2},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/l2},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}