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Generalize
A Generalize is used to indicate inheritance. Drawn from the specific classifier to a general classifier, the generalize implication is that the source inherits the target's characteristics. It is used typically in Class, Component, Object, Package, Use Case and Requirements diagrams.
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OMG UML Specification
The OMG UML specification (UML Superstructure Specification, v2.1.1, p. 73) states:
A generalization is a taxonomic relationship between a more general classifier and a more specific classifier. Each instance of the specific classifier is also an indirect instance of the general classifier. Thus, the specific classifier inherits the features of the more general classifier.
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