Unified Modeling Language (UML)

What is meant by Unified Modeling Language (UML)?

The Unified Modeling Language (UML) is a standardized visual modeling language used for specifying, visualizing, constructing, and documenting software systems. UML provides a unified notation for representing system architectures and designs.

Typical software functions in the area of "Unified Modeling Language (UML)":

• Diagram Creation: Tools for creating various UML diagram types such as class diagrams, use case diagrams, and activity diagrams.
• Model Validation: Verification of the consistency and correctness of UML models.
• Code Generation: Automatic generation of source code skeletons from UML diagrams.
• Reverse Engineering: Creation of UML diagrams from existing source code.
• Version Control: Management of different versions of UML models and diagrams.
• Collaboration: Functions for team collaboration on UML models.

Examples of "Unified Modeling Language (UML)":

• Class Diagram: Representation of the static structure of a system with classes, attributes, and methods.
• Use Case Diagram: Visualization of interactions between system functions and actors.
• Activity Diagram: Mapping of workflows and processes within a system.
• Sequence Diagram: Representation of the temporal sequence of interactions between objects.
• State Diagram: Modeling of states and state transitions of an object.
• Component Diagram: Visualization of the physical components of a system and their relationships.