EAGLE stands for, Easily Applicable Graphical Layout Editor in English and, Einfach anzuwendender grafischer Layout-Editor in German. It is designed and developed by CadSoft Computer GmbH and is a flexible, expandable and scriptable, electronic design automation (EDA) application with schematic capture editor, printed circuit board (PCB) layout editor, auto-router and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) and bill of materials (BOM) tools. Premier Farnell bought EAGLE in 2008.