Block Description Language (BDL): A Structural Description Language
Eric A. Slutz, Glen K. Okita, Jeanne Wiseman · Design Automation Conference · 1984
The Block Description Language (BDL), a language for capturing the structure of an electronic system, is described. The structure of a system may be specified hierarchically in this language. Additional information may be associated with the structural description with general properties. A facility for declaring and using arrays and records of the structure elements is provided.