In the French-language version of 2001: A Space Odyssey, HAL's name is given as "CARL", for Cerveau Analytique de Recherche et de Liaison ("Analytic Brain for Research and Communication"). The camera plates, however, still read "HAL 9000".

HAL was declared the 13th greatest film villain of all time in the American Film Institutes's 100 Years, 100 Heroes and Villains list.
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