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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC '-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN'> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv='content-type' content='text/html; charset=windows-1252'> <title> DELTA - DEscription Language for TAxonomy </title> <meta name='description' content='DELTA (DEscription Language for TAxonomy) is a flexible format for recording taxonomic descriptions. It can be used to produce natural-language descriptions, conventional or interactive keys, classifications, and information-retrieval systems.'> <link rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' href='www/style.css'> <link rel='icon' type='image/gif' href='www/deltlogo.gif'> </head> <body> <table width='100%' summary='Heading, logo'> <tr> <td style='padding-top: .15em'> <img src='www/deltlogo.gif' alt='DELTA logo'> </td> <td class='center middle'> <h1> DELTA – DEscription Language for TAxonomy </h1> </td> <td style='padding-right: 36px'></td> </tr> </table> <p class=marginb1>The DELTA format (DEscription Language for TAxonomy) is a flexible method for encoding taxonomic descriptions for computer processing. DELTA-format data can be used to produce natural-language descriptions, conventional or interactive keys, cladistic or phenetic classifications, and information-retrieval systems.</p> <p class=hangingxt0><a href='www/overview.htm'> Overview of the DELTA System</a></p> <p class=hangingxt0><a href='www/programs.htm'> Installing and running the programs</a> • <a href='www/programs-list.htm'> List of available programs</a> • <a href='www/documentation.htm'> Documentation</a></p> <p class=hangingxt0><a href='www/delta-l.htm'> Support and discussion: the DELTA-L mailing list</a></p> <p class=hangingxt0><a href='www/data.htm'> Data – descriptions, illustrations, identification, information retrieval</a></p> <p class=hangingxt0><a href='www/methodology.htm'> Methodology of interactive keys and descriptive databases</a></p> <p class=hangingxt0><a href='www/refs.htm'> References – applications and documentation of the DELTA System</a></p> <p class=hangingxt0><a href='www/overview.htm#contacts'> Contacts, citation, acknowledgements</a></p> <p class='hangingxt0 marginb1p7'><a href='www/printing.htm'> Printing files obtained from this site</a></p> <form method="get" action="https://www.google.com/search"> <p> <input type="text" name="q" size="40" maxlength="255" value=""> <input type="submit" value="Search delta-intkey.com"> <input type="hidden" name="sitesearch" value="delta-intkey.com"> </p> </form> <hr class=margint1p7> <table summary='Links to host home pages'> <tr> <td style='padding-top: .39em'><a href='http://www.sipmc.org/'> <img src='www/southernipmcenter.gif' alt='Southern IPM Center Home'></a></td> <td class='middle'><a href='https://southernipm.org/'>Southern IPM Center</a></td> <td> </td> <td style='padding-top: .52em'><a href='https://www.bugwood.org/'> <img src='www/bugwood.gif' alt='Bugwood Center Home'></a></td> <td class='middle'><a href='https://www.bugwood.org/'>Bugwood Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health</a></td> </tr> </table> </body> </html>