Model-driven architecture is a software design methodology, proposed and sponsored by the OMG.

The basic idea is that the system functionality is defined as a platform-independent model, using an appropriate specification language and then translated to one or more platform-specific models for the actual implementation.

The translation between platform-independent model and platform-specific models is normally performed using automated tools.

See also code generation.

References

• OMG's MDA Web site (http://www.omg.org/mda/)
• Code Generation Network (http://www.codegeneration.net/)