INTERFACE DESCRIPTION LANGUAGE
\ˈɪntəfˌe͡ɪs dɪskɹˈɪpʃən lˈaŋɡwɪd͡ʒ], \ˈɪntəfˌeɪs dɪskɹˈɪpʃən lˈaŋɡwɪdʒ], \ˈɪ_n_t_ə_f_ˌeɪ_s d_ɪ_s_k_ɹ_ˈɪ_p_ʃ_ə_n l_ˈa_ŋ_ɡ_w_ɪ_dʒ]\
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(IDL) A language designed by Nestor, Lamb and Wulf of CMU in1981 for describing the data structures passed between partsof an application, to provide a language-independentintermediate representation.It forms part of Richard Snodgrass 'sScorpion environment development system.Not to be confused with any of the other IDLs.Mailing list: info-idl@sei.cmu.edu.["The Interface Description Language: Definition and Use," byRichard Snodgrass, Computer Science Press, 1989, ISBN0-7167-8198-0].[SIGPLAN Notices 22(11) (Nov 1987) special issue].
By Denis Howe
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