Unified Modeling Language (
UML) is
standard for
modeling real-world objects in
developing an
object-oriented design methodology. It's
notation is
derived from and
combines three methods of object-oriented design and
analysis methodologies:
UML tries to
specify:
class (of
objects),
object,
association,
responsibility,
activity,
interface,
use case,
package,
sequence,
collaboration, and
state.
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