Architecture Description Language

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An Architecture Description Language ( ADL for short ) claims to describe software architectures .

This usually takes place in both graphical and textual form. Many ADLs claim to describe software architectures in such a way that they can also be understood by laypeople. One means of achieving this is to use graphics that are easy to understand.

There are different ways to document software. Since there is no uniform standard, different groups have developed different ADLs. The Unified Modeling Language (UML) is slowly emerging as an industry standard .

The advantages of an ADL are that the software system can be described before it is actually implemented . Since each ADL is precisely specified, misunderstandings are easier to avoid.

Analysis , development and / or simulation tools exist for most ADLs . These not only make software development easier , but also allow some system properties to be measured before the system is implemented.

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