# ADL

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #38,708

## Definitions
1. Initialism of activities of daily living, a set of activities such as bathing, feeding, or relieving oneself.
2. Initialism of argument-dependent lookup, a feature of C++ in which the compiler chooses a function based on its arguments.
3. Initialism of acquisition and distribution layer, the stay-dry layer of a diaper or menstrual pad that wicks liquid, particularly urine or menses, from the topsheet to the innermost absorbent core.
4. Initialism of affected document list.

## Easily confused with
- **as** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adl-vs-as)
- **at** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adl-vs-at)
- **an** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adl-vs-an)
- **AM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adl-vs-am)
- **AL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adl-vs-al)
- **ah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adl-vs-ah)
- **AP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adl-vs-ap)
- **ai** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adl-vs-ai)
- **aw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adl-vs-aw)
- **AR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adl-vs-ar)
- **AU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adl-vs-au)
- **AF** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adl-vs-af)
- **ag** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adl-vs-ag)
- **AK** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adl-vs-ak)
- **AZ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adl-vs-az)
- **av** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adl-vs-av)
- **ay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adl-vs-ay)
- **AE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adl-vs-ae)
- **ao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adl-vs-ao)
- **ax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adl-vs-ax)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/adl