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UML class diagrams show the classes of the system, their inter-relationships, and the operations and attributes of the classes. Class diagrams are typically used, although not all at once, to:

• Explore domain concepts in the form of a domain model
• Analyze requirements in the form of a conceptual/analysis model
• Depict the detailed design of object-oriented or object-based software

A class model is comprised of one or more class diagrams and the supporting specifications that describe model elements including classes, relationships between classes, and interfaces. There are guidelines for:

• General issues
• Classes
• Interfaces
• Relationships
• Inheritance
• Aggregation and Composition

Author: Scott W. Ambler