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Subject | have syntax | have optional part | become | be part of | has definition | contain in | represent | attach to | draw as | have part |
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activation box | A box on a lifeline in a sequence diagram indicating the period of time during which an object is actively performing work | an object performing computations | a rectangle | |||||||
iteration expression | sequence diagram | An expression in an interaction diagram, used to indicate the set of objects (shown as a multiobject) to which a message will be sent | square brackets | the same message being sent to several objects of the same class | ||||||
lifeline | an activation box during the period of time that the object is performing computations | A dashed line in a sequence diagram indicating the period of time during which an object exists | each object or actor in a sequence diagram | a vertical dashed line | ||||||
message in sequence diagram | response:=message(arg,...) | an argument list and a response | an arrow from actor to object, , or from object to object | label |
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