Timing diagram (Unified Modeling Language)

Timing diagrams are two-dimensional diagrams which are plotted on the x- axis represents time, and the y - axis object states. This type of chart is similar so that the display of an oscilloscope is therefore long been used in electrical engineering.

In the ( object-oriented ) modeling these diagrams include in the Booch method, in merger and the Unified Modeling Language included.

Timing diagram in UML

A timing diagram (English timing diagram ) is one of the 14 chart types in the Unified Modeling Language ( UML), a modeling language for software and other systems. It was introduced in version 2.0 of the UML.

The timing diagram is a diagram showing behavior of a specific view of the dynamic aspects of the modeled system. It enables more precise temporal specifications than the other UML diagrams, and thus is most likely for the design of real-time systems.

In the UML timing diagrams are introduced as a form of representation of interactions.