from
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)
Vienna Development Method Specification Language
Meta-IV
VDM-SL
<programming, specification> (VDM-SL, Meta-IV) A
model-oriented {specification language}, upon which the
{Vienna Development Method} is based. An {ISO} draft was
released in April 1993.
Version: BSI/VDM.
(ftp://gateway.dec.com/pub/vdmsl_standard).
["The Vienna Development Method: The Meta-Language",
D. Bjorner et al eds, LNCS 61, Springer 1978].
["The VDM-SL Reference Guide", J. Dawes, Pitman 1991].
["Systematic Software Development Using VDM", C.B. Jones, P-H
1989].
(2000-11-02)