Object Description Language (ODL) was the original interface definition language created by Microsoft for specifying interfaces to be used in OLE Automation. It was a superset of the OMG IDL.
Microsoft provided a utility mktyplib to compile ODL files.
The ODL was merged into the Microsoft Interface Definition Language.
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