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Chapter 2. Definitions, design points,
and key concepts
To understand MDSD, we must set forth some key definitions and discuss key
concepts and design points. This chapter defines important terms as used in
MDSD, discusses some of the key concepts of MDSD, and sets out some of the
motivations for its design.
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This chapter uses material from, and adapts, two articles: L. Balmelli, D. Brown, M. Cantor, and M.
Mott, Model-driven systems development, IBM Systems Journal, vol 45, no. 3, July/September
2006, pp. 569-585, and Cantor, Rational Unified Process for Systems Engineering, The Rational
Edge, August 2003. Used with permission.