HCL (Terraform)

HCL is the declarative configuration language used by Terraform to provision and manage infrastructure across 3,000+ providers.

HashiCorp Configuration Language (HCL) bridges the gap between human-readable intent and machine-executable API calls. It uses a structured block syntax to define resources (like AWS EC2 instances or Azure VNets) and manages state through a dependency graph. By favoring declarative definitions over procedural scripts, HCL ensures your infrastructure remains predictable, versionable, and consistent across environments.

https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/language