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class name

subject fact

class name can be chosen from nouns or noun phrases in source material unless they are
redundant
represent instances
are vague or general
correspond to classes that are not needed for this application or this type of model
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is a subtopic of 5.8 - The Process Of Developing Class Diagrams
is written in the singular by convention
is a kind of name
should be a noun by convention
should not be too general or too specific

Kinds of class name :

Java class name (6 facts)

class name	can be chosen from nouns or noun phrases in source material unless they are redundant represent instances are vague or general correspond to classes that are not needed for this application or this type of model
	is a subtopic of 5.8 - The Process Of Developing Class Diagrams
	is written in the singular by convention
	is a kind of name
	should be a noun by convention
	should not be too general or too specific