# Name of the Ansible language?

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/name-of-the-ansible-language/15313>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [May 23, 2014, 12:05pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/name-of-the-ansible-language/15313 "2014-05-23T12:05:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![arnej](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@arnej](https://forum.ansible.com/u/arnej)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2014, 12:05pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/name-of-the-ansible-language/15313/1 "2014-05-23T12:05:17Z")

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Hi,

I use Ansible in a research project. For the purpose of documenting my project I was wondering whether the (domain-specific) language that is based upon YAML in which Ansible playbooks are written does have an name?

Additionally, I was wondering whether there are any publications that one can cite when referring to Ansible?

All the best  
Arne

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**Author:** ![Michael\_DeHaan1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5e9695/32.png) [@Michael\_DeHaan1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michael_DeHaan1)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2014, 12:11pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/name-of-the-ansible-language/15313/2 "2014-05-23T12:11:26Z")

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You might call it “Ansible playbook format” if it needs a name.

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**Author:** ![arnej](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@arnej](https://forum.ansible.com/u/arnej)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2014, 12:25pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/name-of-the-ansible-language/15313/3 "2014-05-23T12:25:27Z")

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OK, thanks!