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4.2.1 Use of familiar forms


   Using the structural and syntactic features of existing languages is a good way to enhance the learnability of the HUTN languages, and to ensure that the user’s expectations are not violated. To this end, HUTN languages use syntactic forms drawn from CORBA IDL and structural forms taken from XMI (XML), as HUTN users are believed to be familiar with these.