Del is a vector differential operator represented by the symbol ∇ (nabla).

Del or DEL can also refer to:

Mathematics

  • A name for the partial derivative symbol ∂
  • Dynamic epistemic logic

Abbreviations

  • DEL or Del, for Delaware, one of the United States
  • DEL or Del, for Delhi, the capital of India
  • Del, for the constellation Delphinus
  • Del., for a non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives

People

  • Del (given name), a list of people with the given name or nickname

Fictional characters

  • Del Boy, lead character in the BBC comedy series Only Fools and Horses
  • Del Dingle, fictional character in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale
  • Del, robot alligator villager from the video game series Animal Crossing

Computing

  • DEL, Data-Entry Language, predecessor of the Lua programming language
  • Del (command), a DOS, OS/2, and Microsoft Windows shell command
  • , HTML tags used to mark text for deletion
  • Delete character, also known as rubout
  • Delete key, abbreviated Del on computer keyboards

Acronyms

  • Defence Electric Light, a defensive spot-light used in Gibraltar in the 20th Century
  • Department for Employment and Learning, part of the Northern Ireland government
  • Deutsche Eishockey Liga, the premier ice hockey league in Germany
  • DNA-encoded chemical library, a technology for the synthesis and screening of collections of chemical compounds

Codes

  • DEL, IATA code for Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi, India
  • del, ISO 639-2 and 639-3 codes for the Delaware languages of Native Americans

Music

  • "Del", a song on the album 3rd Eye Vision by Hieroglyphics

See also

  • DEL2, the second tier of ice hockey in Germany, below the DEL
  • Deel (disambiguation)
  • Dell (disambiguation)
  • Dele, a mark indicating deletion in copyediting