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Unified Modeling Language

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UML; Unified modeling language; Unified modeling language

Definition

The Unified Modeling Language (UML) is a graphical language for visualizing, specifying, constructing, and documenting the artifacts of a software-intensive system. UML offers a standard way to write a system’s blueprints, including conceptual things such as business processes and system functions as well as concrete things such as programming language statements, database schemas, and reusable software components [8].

Historical Background

The UML is based on earlier software design approaches, among them the Object Modeling Technique (OMT) [9], Object-Oriented Analysis and Design (OOAD) [1], and Object-Oriented Software Engineering (OOSE) [6] and other important techniques [5]. The UML was standardized in various versions by the Object Modeling Group (OMG) [8]. Authors of the predecessor techniques have published a comprehensive description of the UML [10]. Questions strongly related to UML are discussed...

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    1. Martin Gogolla
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    1. College of Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology, 266 Ferst Drive, 30332-0765, Atlanta, GA, USA

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    2. Database Research Group David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, N2L 3G1, Waterloo, ON, Canada

      M. TAMER ÖZSU (Professor and Director, University Research Chair) (Professor and Director, University Research Chair)

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    Gogolla, M. (2009). Unified Modeling Language. In: LIU, L., ÖZSU, M.T. (eds) Encyclopedia of Database Systems. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-39940-9_440

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