From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):
LOWL
<language> The abstract machine for bootstrapping ML/1,
developed by P.J. Brown of the University of Kent at
Canterbury.
["Macro Processors and Techniques for Portable Software",
P.J. Brown, published by Wiley, ISBN 0.471.11005.1].
[Mentioned in "Machine Oriented Higher Level Languages",
W. van der Poel, N-H 1974, p. 271].
[What does LOWL stand for?]
(1997-11-04)