xfd, which stands for xml form definition is the user interface markup language behind starlims product (http://www.starlims.com), developed by abbott informatics. starlims product has an entire ecosystem of runtime and design time tools to run and create visual forms using xfd language. starlims v10 is powered by an xfd runtime developed using microsoft .net framework and hosted in internet explorer browser. starlims v11 introduces an additional xfd engine based on a server-side transformation engine that transforms the xfd into html5 compatible data designed to run on any html5 compliant browser. xfd is programmable in javascript based language.