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Glossary
guard condition
A statement, associated with a state transition, which must test true before the transition
may take place. For more information see Sessions 14 and 16. See also state transition.
implementation inheritance
The sharing of both the interface (operation) and the implementation (method). See also
interface inheritance.
import
A dependency stereotype between packages where one package obtains access to the other’s
contents by adding the “imported” package’s contents to its own. For more information see
Session 24.
inheritance
A relationship between a generalized class and a specialized class that allows the specialized
class to incorporate the elements of the generalized class into its own specification. For
more information see Session 11. See also generalization.
instance
The implementation of a class as an object.
instance method
An operation implementation that is only available through an object. Contrast this with a
class method. See also class method.
instance variable
An attribute that is only available within an object. Contrast this with a class attribute. See
also class attribute.
interaction
Communication between objects. For more information see Session 16.
interface
The visible part of a class. Typically used to describe the public signatures of operations in a
class. May be used to refer to a single signature or the sum of all signatures for a class. For
more information see Session 1.
interface inheritance
The sharing of only the signature or declaration of an operation, not the implementation.
iteration
To perform a function or set of functions more than once. The repetition may be based on a
value, a count, time, completion of a task, or any other type of condition. For more information
see Sessions 16 and 18.