Object Description Language (ODL) was the original interface definition language created by

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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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