Definition & Meaning | English word BDFL

Definitions of BDFL

1. (software, humorous) Initialism of benevolent dictator for life (leader of an open-source software project who retains the final say in disputes or arguments within the community)

Examples of Using BDFL in a Sentence

• The language evolution process is managed by Don Syme from Microsoft Research as the benevolent dictator for life (BDFL) for the language design, together with the F# Software Foundation.

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