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class

A class is an abstraction from a set of conceptual entities in a domain so that all the conceptual entities in the set have the same characteristics, and they all are subject to and behave according to the same rules and policies. [58]

constraint

A constraint is a rule, expressed as a calculation in terms of other classes, attributes, and associations, that restricts the values of attributes and/or associations in a model. [125]

constraint idiom

A constraint idiom is a general pattern for a commonly occurring type of constraint that can be represented by a predefined tag. [128]

core data type

A core data type is a fundamental datatype from which other domain-specific datatypes can be defined. [65]

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