L2

L2, L2, L02, L II, L.2 or L-2 may refer to:

Astronomy

Biology

  • Haplogroup L2 (mtDNA) in human genetics
  • ATC code L02 Endocrine therapy, a subgroup of the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System
  • the second lumbar vertebrae of the vertebral column in human anatomy
  • the second larval stage in the Caenorhabditis elegans worm development

Computing

  • L2 cache, the Level-2 CPU cache in a computer
  • Layer 2 of the OSI model, in computer networking
  • L2 (operating system), or Liedtke 2 (a.k.a. EUMEL/ELAN), a persistent microkernel operating system developed by German computer scientist Jochen Liedtke
  • L2 (programming language)
  • ISO/IEC 8859-2 (Latin-2), an 8-bit character encoding

Entertainment

  • L2 (music group), an American pop duo
  • L2: Empuraan, a 2024 Indian film
  • Leprechaun 2, a 1994 American film
  • Lineage II, a 2003 MMO game
  • Lumines II, a 2006 puzzle game

Mathematics

  • The L2 space of square-integrable functions
  • L2 norm
  • The ℓ2 space of square-summable sequences
  • L2 cohomology, a cohomology theory for smooth non-compact manifolds with Riemannian metric
  • L2(n), the family of 2-dimensional projective special linear groups on finite fields.

Technology and weapons

  • a variety of low-alloy special purpose steel
  • a L-carrier cable system developed by AT&T
  • a series of fragmentation hand grenades used by the British armed forces (American M61 copies), before being replaced by the L109 grenade
  • the L designation given to the Sterling submachine gun in the British armed forces
  • a frequency used in GPS satellite navigation signals, see GPS signals, a newer version is the L2C frequency

Transportation

Aircraft

  • LZ 18 (L 2), a short-lived 1913 German airship (Imperial Navy designation: L 2)
  • Arado L II, a 1929 German model of high-wing sporting monoplane
  • ASJA L2, a pair of 1932 Swedish trainer biplanes
  • Lawson L-2, a 1920 American biplane airliner
  • Macchi L.2, an Italian model of biplane flying boat
  • L-2 Grasshopper, an American Taylorcraft model used in WWII
  • PZL Ł.2, a 1929 Polish model of liaison aircraft

Aviation

Rail locomotives

Other modes of transport

  • L2 (New York City bus), a temporary bus route in New York City, U.S.
  • The Randwick branch of the CBD and South East Light Rail in Sydney, Australia, numbered L2

Other uses

See also

  • 2L (disambiguation)
  • LII (disambiguation)
  • Level 2 (disambiguation)
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