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An '''Architecture Description Language''' ('''ADL''') is a [[computer language]] used to describe [[software architecture|software]] and/or [[system architecture]]s. This means in case of [[technical architecture]], the architecture must be communicated to software developers. With [[functional architecture]], the architecture is communicated to stakeholders and enterprise engineers.

There are several ADLs, such as [[Acme (ADL)|Acme]] (developed by [[Carnegie Mellon University|CMU]]), [[Architecture Analysis and Design Language|AADL]] (standarizedstandardized by [[Society of Automotive Engineers|SAE]]), [[C2 (ADL)|C2]] (developed by [[University of California, Irvine|UCI]]), [[Darwin (ADL)|Darwin]] (developed by [[Imperial College London]]), and [[Wright (ADL)|Wright]] (developed by CMU).

==Introduction==