Dictionary of Computer and Internet Terms: UML (Unified Modeling Language)
UML (Unified Modeling Language)
a language used for the visual representation of software systems (and other types of systems). Much of UMLwas developed at Rational Software, and itwas adopted as a standardby the Object Management Group (OMG) in 1997.UMLincludes standard notation for representing classes and their attributes and associations, and it includes state transition, interaction, component, and deployment diagrams.
A summary of UML notation is available at www.rational.com/uml /resources/quick/uml_poster.jsp.
