interface description language
any computer language used to describe a software component's interface
Web Services Modeling Language
formal language
Web Application Description Language
structured language used to describe Web applications
Protocol Buffers
data serialization format
Microsoft Interface Definition Language
extension of OMG IDL for supporting Microsoft's DCOM services
Open Data Protocol
open protocol which allows the creation and consumption of queryable and interoperable RESTful APIs in a simple and standard way
Abstract Syntax Notation One
interface description language for defining data structures that can be serialized and deserialized in a standard, cross-platform way
DARPA agent markup language for services
semantic markup language for describing web services and related ontologies
Web Services Description Language
XML-based interface description language
OWL-S
ontology, defined using the Web Ontology Language (OWL), for describing Web Services. It was designed to enable software agents to automatically discover, invoke, compose, and monitor Web Services.
RESTful Service Description Language
XML description of HTTP-based web APIs
Swagger
open-source framework to design, build, document, and consume RESTful Web APIs