fork concept from the Object Oriented Software Engineering knowledge base

Object Oriented Software Engineering View all facts Glossary Help

subject > symbol > symbol in activity diagram > fork

Next symbol in activity diagram: join Up: symbol in activity diagram Previous symbol in activity diagram: swimlane

fork

subject fact

fork causes execution to split into two concurrent threads 2001-08-30 14:55:38.0
has definition A symbol in an activity diagram indicating splitting of control into multiple threads
has multiple outgoing transitions
has one incoming transition
is a subtopic of 8.3 - Activity Diagrams
is drawn as a short line at which transitions can start and end 2001-08-30 14:55:38.0
is a kind of symbol in activity diagram

fork	causes execution to split into two concurrent threads
	has definition A symbol in an activity diagram indicating splitting of control into multiple threads
	has multiple outgoing transitions
	has one incoming transition
	is a subtopic of 8.3 - Activity Diagrams
	is drawn as a short line at which transitions can start and end
	is a kind of symbol in activity diagram