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 | UML2 is an EMF-based implementation of the <a href="http://www.omg.org/technology/documents/modeling_spec_catalog.htm#UML">Unified Modeling Language (UML<sup>TM</sup>) 2.x</a> OMG metamodel for the Eclipse platform. | 
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 | The objectives of the UML2 component are to provide | 
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 |   <li>a useable implementation of the UML metamodel to support the development of modeling tools</li> | 
 |   <li>a common XMI schema to facilitate interchange of semantic models</li> | 
 |   <li>test cases as a means of validating the specification</li> | 
 |   <li>validation rules as a means of defining and enforcing levels of compliance</li> | 
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 | For more details on UML2, see the <a href="http://wiki.eclipse.org/MDT-UML2">Wiki</a>. | 
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