Web Services Description Language (WSDL)

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-004615",
  "term": "Web Services Description Language (WSDL)",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "An XML format for describing network services as a set of endpoints operating on messages containing either document- oriented or procedure-oriented information. WSDL complements the UDDI standard by providing a uniform way of describing the abstract interface and protocol bindings and deployment details of arbitrary network services.",
  "abbreviation": "WSDL",
  "references": [
    "NIST SP 800-95 from Web Services Description Language (WSDL) 1.1, Oregon Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System (SACWIS) Glossary",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/web-services-description-language-wsdl/"
}