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Subject have example composed of choose from has definition be have start with have localization issues contain is a subtopic of refer to write in

class name nouns or noun phrases in source material unless they are
redundant
represent instances
are vague or general
correspond to classes that are not needed for this application or this type of model
too general or too specific 5.8 - The Process Of Developing Class Diagrams the singular by convention

host name An alphanumeric name given to a host, normally divided into several components separated by dots a more human-readable form of IP address 3.5 - Technology Needed to Build Client-Server Systems

Java class name PartTimeEmployee nouns or noun phrases in source material unless they are
redundant
represent instances
are vague or general
correspond to classes that are not needed for this application or this type of model
too general or too specific first letter of each word capitalized by convention spaces 2.2 - Classes and Objects the singular by convention

Java data type name The Basics of Java a primitive data type if it starts with a lower case letter

Java package name
finance.banking.accounts
a series of words separated by dots the domain name of the organization (with the components inverted) prepended to the package name by convention to assure that each package name is unique in the world The Basics of Java

Java primitive data type name a lower-case letter The Basics of Java

label 5.4 - Generalization

person's name
Family name comes first in some cultures, last in others and is non-existent in others
In some cultures a person's legal name differs from their commonly-used name
Salutations such as Mr. and Dr. can vary widely. In some cultures it is expected that people will have multiple salutations, all used at once
7.5 - Usability Principles

program element name less than about six characters except perhaps for loop counter variables, where i and j are commonly used Programming Style Guidelines

use case name 7.3 - Developing Use Case Models of Systems

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Subject	have example	composed of	choose from	has definition	be	have	start with	have localization issues	contain	is a subtopic of	refer to	write in
class name			nouns or noun phrases in source material unless they are redundant represent instances are vague or general correspond to classes that are not needed for this application or this type of model		too general or too specific					5.8 - The Process Of Developing Class Diagrams		the singular by convention
host name				An alphanumeric name given to a host, normally divided into several components separated by dots	a more human-readable form of IP address					3.5 - Technology Needed to Build Client-Server Systems
Java class name	PartTimeEmployee		nouns or noun phrases in source material unless they are redundant represent instances are vague or general correspond to classes that are not needed for this application or this type of model		too general or too specific	first letter of each word capitalized by convention			spaces	2.2 - Classes and Objects		the singular by convention
Java data type name										The Basics of Java	a primitive data type if it starts with a lower case letter
Java package name	finance.banking.accounts	a series of words separated by dots				the domain name of the organization (with the components inverted) prepended to the package name by convention to assure that each package name is unique in the world				The Basics of Java
Java primitive data type name							a lower-case letter			The Basics of Java
label										5.4 - Generalization
person's name								Family name comes first in some cultures, last in others and is non-existent in others In some cultures a person's legal name differs from their commonly-used name Salutations such as Mr. and Dr. can vary widely. In some cultures it is expected that people will have multiple salutations, all used at once		7.5 - Usability Principles
program element name					less than about six characters except perhaps for loop counter variables, where i and j are commonly used					Programming Style Guidelines
use case name										7.3 - Developing Use Case Models of Systems