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Usage

Showing a UML Usage connector between two classes on a UML Class diagram.

Description

A 'Usage' is a Class diagram relationship in which one element requires another element for its full implementation or operation. The example diagram shows that the Class Order requires the Class LineItem for its full implementation.

The 'Usage' relationship is a subtype of a 'Dependency' relationship.

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