Instrument Markup Language (IML): XML specification that applies to virtually any kind of instrument that can be controlled by a computer. The approach to instrument description and control apply to many domains, from medical instruments (e.g., microscopes) to printing presses to machine assembly lines. The concepts behind IML apply equally well to the description and control of instruments in general.
Organization: NASA.
More information: IML
page on the NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Web site (new window).
Also see AIML.
