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'''ODL''' ('''Object Description Language''') is a generic structured data format developed by NASA. It is used by [[PDS]] (through version 3), and possibly other formats.

== Disambiguation ==
Note that other formats exist with a similar or identical name.

== Identification ==
ODL files are plain text, with most lines in "''keyword'' = ''value''" format. Most files have sections delimited by "OBJECT" and "END_OBJECT", and/or sections delimited by "GROUP" and "END_GROUP".

== Specifications ==
* [http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/documents/sr/Chapter12.pdf PDS Standards Reference, Chapter 12]: ODL Specification and Usage

== Links ==
* [http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/documents/qs/ODL.html A Very Brief Introduction to ODL]

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 == Disambiguation ==
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+Other formats exist with a similar or identical name. NASA ODL is not related to [[ODL (Microsoft Object Description Language)|Microsoft ODL]].
 == Identification ==

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 '''ODL''' ('''Object Description Language''') is a generic structured data format developed by NASA. It is used by [[PDS]] (through version 3), and possibly other formats.