WSDL : Web Services Description Language

• What is WSDL?

WSDL

• WSDL was developed jointly by Microsoft and IBM.
• WSDL is pronounced as ‘wiz-dull’ and spelled out as ‘W-S-D-L’
• WSDL is an XML-based language for describing Web services and how to access them.
• WSDL stands for Web Services Description Language
• WSDL is an XML based protocol for information exchange in decentralized and distributed environments.
• WSDL is the standard format for describing a web service.
• WSDL definition describes how to access a web service and what operations it will perform.
• WSDL is a language for describing how to interface with XML-based services.
• WSDL is an integral part of UDDI, an XML-based worldwide business registry.
• WSDL is the language that UDDI uses.