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| Element Name: descriptor.xmi<br/><br/> |
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| <!-- START:mainDescription,-TI6lqoTE1op3-SnmGa2S9Q CRC: 3315221631 -->In the <a class="elementLink" href="./../../../base_concepts/guidances/termdefinitions/uma,_cj6jkB_PEdq6CKKKq4D7YA.html" guid="_cj6jkB_PEdq6CKKKq4D7YA">UMA</a>, a description is an abstract generalization for special <a class="elementLink" href="./../../../base_concepts/guidances/termdefinitions/breakdown_element,_cvdpEB_LEdq6CKKKq4D7YA.html" guid="_cvdpEB_LEdq6CKKKq4D7YA">breakdown element</a>s that reference one concrete <a class="elementLink" href="./../../../base_concepts/guidances/termdefinitions/content_element,_N8x34B_LEdq6CKKKq4D7YA.html" guid="_N8x34B_LEdq6CKKKq4D7YA">content element</a>. Descriptors are the key concept for realizing the separation of <a class="elementLink" href="./../../../base_concepts/guidances/termdefinitions/process,_yQ5m2NnmEdmO6L4XMImrsA.html" guid="_yQ5m2NnmEdmO6L4XMImrsA">process</a> from Method Content. A descriptor can be characterized as a reference |
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