What Does Web Services Description Language (WSDL) Mean?
Web Services Description Language (WSDL) is an XML-based language that describes Web services and their uses.
Techopedia Explains Web Services Description Language (WSDL)
WSDL 1.0 was introduced in 2000 and was developed through a collaboration by Microsoft, IBM and Ariba. The language was formalized in 2001 as version 1.1.