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engineering connection
An
EngineeringConnection
is an
EngineeringComponent
that represents a connection relationship between two other
EngineeringComponent
s. It is a reification of the
Predicate
connectedEngineeringComponents
. That means that whenever this
Predicate
holds between two
EngineeringComponent
s, there exists an
EngineeringConnection
. The practical reason for reifying a relationship is to be able to attach other information about it. For example, one might want to say that a particular connection is associated with some shared parameters, or that it is of a particular type.
EngineeringConnection
s are
EngineeringComponent
s and can therefore be an
engineeringSubcomponent
of other
EngineeringComponent
s. However, to provide for modular regularity in component systems,
EngineeringConnection
s cannot be connected. For each pair of
EngineeringComponent
s related by
connectedEngineeringComponents
, there exists at least one
EngineeringConnection
. However, that object may not be unique, and the same
EngineeringConnection
may be associated with several pairs of
EngineeringComponent
s.
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engineering component
A fundamental concept that applies in many engineering domains. An
EngineeringComponent
is an element of a
Device
that is a physically whole object, such as one might see listed as standard parts in a catalog. The main difference betweeen
EngineeringComponent
s and arbitrary globs of matter is that
EngineeringComponent
s are object-like in a modeling sense. Thus, an
EngineeringComponent
is not an arbtrary subregion, but a part of a system with a stable identity.
Children
cable
Cable
refers to an
EngineeringConnection
made of
WireLine
internet connection
InternetConnection
refers to the medium or channel by which a device is
connected
to an
InternetAccessPoint
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