Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Abstract-Type and Scheme-Definition Language (ASDL) was a computer language developed as part of Esprit project GRASPIN, as a basis for generating language-based editors and environments. It combines an object-oriented type system, syntax-directed translation schemes and a target-language interface. ["ASDL - An Object-Oriented Specification Language for Syntax-Directed Environments", M.L. Christ-Neumann et al, European Software Eng Conf, Strasbourg, Sept 1987, pp.77-85]. This article was originally based on material from FOLDOC, used with permission. Update as needed. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.