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In this paper we present a survey of work relating to the Concurrent MetateM programming language. In addition to a description of the basic Concurrent MetateM system, which incorporates the direct execution of temporal formulae, a variety of extensions that have either been implemented or proposed are outlined. Although still in the development stage, there appear to be many areas where such a language could be applied. We present a variety of sample applications, highlighting the particular features of Concurrent MetateM that we believe will make it appropriate for use in these areas.
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Fisher, M. (1994). A survey of concurrent MetateM — The language and its applications. In: Gabbay, D.M., Ohlbach, H.J. (eds) Temporal Logic. ICTL 1994. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 827. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0014005
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