Electronic DeSIgn Interchange Format. Not a programming language, but a format to SImplify data transfer between CAD/CAE systems. LISP-like syntax. See also Berkeley EDIF200. E-mail: . ["DeSIgner' s Guide to EDIF", E. Marx et al, EDN 1987."EDIF Electronic DeSIgn Interchange Format VerSIon 200", ANSI/EIA Standard 548]. (1995-03-10)