What is violin tuning?

[Hecto]

Does anyone know waht violin tuning is? Dan johns in an interview said he thought he invented some new cool tuning only yo find out it was violin tuning and that is what across the night tuna in teh brine and another song off diorama are played in thanks

[SpooN]

Violin tuning from lowest to highest
G.D.A.E
This is standard tuning. Like guitar there are many variants