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Vinony

halo

noun

  1. optical phenomenon
  2. religious symbol representing a ring of light
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Wiktionary

noun

  1. Acronym of high altitude, low opening (“a type of skydiving where one leaves the launch platform from a high altitude and opens the parachute at a very low altitude”).

    “When you have enough experience, you can do a HALO jump.”

  2. Acronym of hazardous area life-support organization.
  3. Acronym of high altitude, low orbiting.

    “Weather balloons at maximum altitude are considered HALOs.”

  4. Acronym of heavy assets, low obsolescence (“AI-resistant stocks”).

    “Call it the AI immunity trade, HALO—for “heavy assets, low obsolescence”—or just another iteration of the jitters that have periodically rippled through markets since the AI investing boom began. […] Not everyone is convinced the HALO hype will stick around.”

verb

  1. To encircle with a halo.