Glossary

multiplicity

Object-oriented model (OOM)

object language

operation

package

parameter

persistence

persistent object

realization

return type

role

signature

A specification of the range of allowable cardinalities that a set may assume

Class structure that is the logical design view of a software system. An OOM is essentially a static conceptual model of a software system

Contains the specifications for a particular language. It provides PowerDesigner with the syntax and guidelines for implementing stereotypes, data types, scripts and constants for a object language

The implementation of a service that can be requested from an object in order to affect behavior. An operation has a signature, a name, and a list of parameters

A general purpose mechanism for organizing elements into groups

Specification of a variable that can be changed, passed, or returned. Parameters are used only for operations

Lifetime of the instances of a class

An object that continues to exist after the process that created it has ceased to exist

A semantic relationship between classifiers, in which one classifier specifies a contract that another classifier guarantees to carry out

A list of values returned by a call of the operation

The named specific behavior of an object participating in a particular context

The name and parameters of an operation

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