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WSDL stands for Web Services Description Language that is used for describing a Web service in terms of messages which it creates and accepts. WSDL document is an XML file which consists of the interface schema for Web service. It identifies methods which are used while exchanging between the Web service consumer and the Web service provider.
Elements contained in the WSDL document are as follows:
a) Types – It describes the variations of data types which are used to exchange the messages between user and provider.
b) Message - It describes the actual message or the method call.
c) PortType - It describes the set of operations and every related messages.
d) Binding - It describes the protocol details.
e) Service – Used to form the groups of related ports together.