On visual formalisms

David Harel

Communications of the ACM · 1988 · 1.3K citations · 27 references

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Abstract

The higraph, a general kind of diagramming object, forms a visual formalism of topological nature. Higraphs are suited for a wide array of applications to databases, knowledge representation, and, most notably, the behavioral specification of complex concurrent systems using the higraph-based language of statecharts.

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