enables Windows NT to work with different types of hardware (serves like a mediator between two sides that can't get along)
Hardware Abstraction Layer - The middle layer between Windows NTs core operating system services and the actual hardware in use on the system The only hardware-specific code resides here HAL operates at the lowest level, translating low-level operating system functions into instructions understandable by the specific hardware used in the system HAL makes up a small percentage of the entire NT operating system, so developing new HALs to support additional CPU architectures is relatively easy This design is the reason NT supports a large and diverse array of hardware
In Sufism, a state of mind reached from time to time by mystics during their journey toward God. The awl (plural of l) are God-given graces that appear when a soul is purified of its attachments to the material world. Unlike maqms, which are based on merit, awl cannot be acquired or retained through an individual's own efforts; the Sufi can only wait patiently for their arrival, which fills him with spiritual joy and renews his desire to seek God. The awl most often referred to are those of watching, nearness, ecstasy, intoxication, sobriety, and intimacy
(Hardware Abstraction Layer) - firmware which provides a semi-or fully standardized interface between an SOC and code designed to exercise the SOC This code forms a layer between the hardware and software, allowing any software which uses a HAL to be more easily ported to operate with a different SOC This may or may not include boot code
Hardware Abstraction Layer Windows NT Software layer linking hardware to the Windows NT kernel
An acronym for hardware abstraction layer, a Windows NT DLL that links specific computer hardware implementations with the Windows NT kernel Windows NT 4 0 includes HALs for 80x86, Alpha, MIPS, and PowerPC hardware platforms
Hardware Abstraction Layer An executive component in Windows NT and later operating systems that provides support that is specific to a particular hardware platform HAL provides support for the Kernel, I/O Manager, kernel-mode debuggers, and device drivers that are the lowest level The HAL exports routines that extract hardware details that are platform-specific about caches, I/O buses, and interrupts HAL provides an interface between the hardware of the platform and the operating system software
Hardware Abstraction Layer Used to provide a generic interface to the hardware and 'hide' hardware-specific functions