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)