14. A computer-implemented method, comprising: storing a first table definition language comprising attributes, functionalities, or both of an electrical utility meter; and obtaining a table definition language fragment, wherein the table definition language fragment comprises attributes, functionalities, or both to be modified in the first table definition language to create a subsequent table definition language; and generating the subsequent table definition language based at least partially on the first table definition language and the modifications in the table definition language fragment, by applying attributes, functionalities, or both of the first table definition language that are not in the table definition language fragment to the attributes, functionalities, or both of the table definition language fragment, without altering the first table definition language; wherein the subsequent table definition language is generated at a time before a desired modification is to be applied from the subsequent table definition language to the electrical utility meter.
15. The computer-implemented method of claim 14 , wherein storing the first table definition language comprises storing the attributes and functionalities of the electrical utility meter representative of an initial firmware version, and obtaining the table definition language fragment comprises obtaining a table definition fragment comprising modifications of the initial firmware version for a second firmware version.