GE, architecture, parallel> (AADL) A languaGE allowing concise modular specification of multiprocessor architectures from the compiler/operating-system interface level down to chip level. AADL is rich enough to specify tarGEt architectures while providing a concise model for clocked microarchitectures. ["AADL: A Net-Based Specification Method for Computer Architecture Design", W. Damm et al in LanguaGEs for Parallel Architectures, J.W. deBakker ed, Wiley, 1989]. (2003-06-30)