description language

noun

A formal language used to specify, model, or describe the structure, behavior or attributes of systems, components, or interfaces.

Meanings

noundescription language (plural description languages)

plural description languages

  1. computingA formal language used to specify, model, or describe the structure, behavior or attributes of systems, components, or interfaces.
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APA

description language. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/description%20language

MLA

“description language.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/description%20language. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “description language,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/description%20language.

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