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This paper describes a structuring scheme for the VDM Specification Language. A VDM document may be split into a number of modules which may be parameterised. Modules may import and export constructs. A parameterised module may be instantiated by another module. We define an abstract syntax and give a compositional denotational semantics. Context Conditions are discussed informally, but are not set out in any detail.
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Bear, S. (1988). Structuring for the VDM specification language. In: Bloomfield, R.E., Marshall, L.S., Jones, R.B. (eds) VDM '88 VDM — The Way Ahead. VDM 1988. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 328. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-50214-9_2
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