Crossword answer · 3 letters
ACL definition and meaning
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ACL
What does ACL mean?
ACL commonly means anterior cruciate ligament in a knee-related context. In computing, it can mean access control list.
What does ACL mean in a crossword?
ACL answers the reviewed clue “Knee injury site, for short.” The anatomical location plus for short asks for a ligament initialism.
Why is ACL useful to learn?
A sports-injury clue identifies the ligament; a permissions clue identifies a list governing access. The same three letters do not imply the same subject.
Common clue patterns
- A knee ligament, briefly
- Anterior cruciate ligament initials
- An access control list, in computing
These are editorially written pattern summaries, not a reproduced puzzle archive.
Other meanings to watch
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