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{{Short description|Specification language}}

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A '''model transformation language''' in [[systems engineering|systems]] and [[software engineering]] is a language intended specifically for [[model transformation]].

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Currently, most model transformation languages are being developed in academia. The [[Object Management Group|OMG]] has standardised a family of model transformation languages called [[QVT]], but the field is still immature.<ref name="FranceRumpe"/>

There are ongoing debates regarding the benefits of specialised model transformation languages, compared to the use of general-purpose programming languages (GPLs) such as [[Java (programming language)|Java]].<ref>{{Cite web| title=The Future of Model Transformation Languages: An Open Community Discussion | url=https://www.jot.fm/issues/issue_2019_03/article7.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215140328/http://www.jot.fm/issues/issue_2019_03/article7.pdf | archive-date=2020-02-15}}</ref> While GPLs have advantages in terms of more widely-available practitioner knowledge and tool support, the specialised transformation languages do provide more declarative facilities and more powerful specialised features to support model transformations.<ref>{{cite journal | url=https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10664-022-10194-7 | doi=10.1007/s10664-022-10194-7 | title=Advantages and disadvantages of (Dedicated) model transformation languages | date=2022 | last1=Höppner | first1=Stefan | last2=Haas | first2=Yves | last3=Tichy | first3=Matthias | last4=Juhnke | first4=Katharina | journal=Empirical Software Engineering | volume=27 | issue=6 | s2cid=251644010 | doi-access=free | arxiv=2201.13348 }}</ref>

== Available transformation languages ==