The Binary Format Descriptionlanguage is an XSIL-based (adding two Elements and several attributes, the latter enabling the description of additional file constructs and referencing files by their stream numbers, rather than by their public URLs) language, the application of a template of which to a set of files produces the information contained therein formatted using XML tags, thus readable by humans (when properly parsed) and computer programs alike.
External links
Binary Format Description (BFD) Language (http://collaboratory.emsl.pnl.gov/sam/bfd/)
Descriptionlanguage may refer generally a kind of language which is used to describe an interface to another.
In computer terms, a descriptionlanguage may be confused with or less formally referred to by other terms such as API, interface language, specification language, or middleware.
A Descriptive Vocabulary of the Language of the Aborigines
Few languages ever become sufficiently popular that they are used by more than a few people, but professional programmers may use dozens of different languages during their careers.
In some languages, the meaningless operation will be detected when the program is compiled ("static" type checking), and rejected by the compiler, while in others, it will be detected when the program is run ("dynamic" type checking), resulting in a runtime exception.
A description of the behavior of a translator for the language (e.g., the C++ and Fortran).