(ASDL) A 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]. (1996-02-19)