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Introduction

UML  activity diagrams (AD) can model workflows.  Flow charts are another type of diagram that can model workflows. Activity diagrams are the UML equivalent of flow charts.

Unified Modeling Language (UML) is a graphical notation to describe various aspects of a software system. UML is the brainchild of three software modeling specialists James Rumbaugh, Grady Booch and Ivar Jacobson (also known as the Three Amigos). Each of them had developed their own notation for modeling software systems before joining forces to create a unified modeling language (hence, the term ‘Unified’ in UML). UML is currently the most commonly used modeling notation used in the software industry.

An example activity diagram:

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