Hardware Description Language


hardware description language

[′här‚dwer di′skrip·shən ‚laŋ·gwij] (computer science) A computer language that facilitates the documentation, design, and manufacturing of digital systems, particularly very large-scale integrated circuits, and combines program verification techniques with expert system design methodologies.

Hardware Description Language

(language)(HDL) A kind of language used for the conceptualdesign of integrated circuits. Examples are VHDL andVerilog.