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=== Unified Modeling Language models ===
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The Unified Modeling Language (UML) is a standardized general-purpose [[modeling language]] in the field of [[software engineering]]. It is a [[Visual language|graphical language]] for visualizing, specifying, constructing, and documenting the [[Artifact (software development)|artifacts]] of a software-intensive system. The Unified Modeling Language offers a standard way to write a system's blueprints, including:<ref name="OMG00">Grady Booch, Ivar Jacobson & Jim Rumbaugh (2005) [https://web.archive.org/web/20191029065137/https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/f6b0/0ae65bc03ae3e2dc1edd8d9d1af3ea96f750.pdf OMG Unified Modeling Language Specification].</ref>
* Conceptual things such as [[business process]]es and system functions
* Concrete things such as [[programming language]] statements, database schemas, and
* Reusable [[Component-based software engineering|software components]].
UML offers a mix of [[functional model]]s, data models, and [[database model]]s.