subclass_of block diagram
A block ___MASK44___ is a ___MASK44___ of a ___MASK85___ in which the principal parts or functions are represented by blocks connected by lines that show the relationships of the blocks . They are heavily used in engineering in hardware design , electronic design , software design , and process flow diagrams . Block diagrams are typically used for higher level , less detailed descriptions that are intended to clarify overall concepts without concern for the details of implementation . Contrast this with the schematic diagrams and layout diagrams used in electrical engineering , which show the implementation details of electrical components and physical construction . A ___MASK44___ is a symbolic representation of information according to some visualization technique . Diagrams have been used since ancient times , but became more prevalent during the Enlightenment . Sometimes , the technique uses a three - dimensional visualization which is then projected onto a two - dimensional ___MASK40___ . The word " graph " is sometimes used as a ___MASK41___ for ___MASK44___ . ___MASK17___ is an arrangement and organization of interrelated elements in a material object or system , or the object or system so organized . Material structures include man - made objects such as buildings and machines and natural objects such as biological organisms , minerals and chemicals . Abstract structures include data structures in computer science and musical form . Types of ___MASK17___ include a hierarchy ( a cascade of one - to - many relationships ), a network featuring many - to - many links , or a lattice featuring connections between components that are neighbors in space . A ___MASK41___ is a word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase in the same language . Words that are synonyms are said to be synonymous , and the state of ___MASK71___ a ___MASK41___ is called synonymy . The word comes from ___MASK24___ " sýn " (" with ") and " ónoma " (" name "). An example of synonyms are the words " begin ", " start ", " commence ", " initiate ", " fun ", " pleasing " . Words can be synonymous when meant in certain senses , even if they are not synonymous in all of their senses . For example , if one talks about a " long time " or an " extended time ", " long " and " extended " are synonymous within that context . Synonyms with exact meaning share a seme or denotational sememe , whereas those with inexactly similar meanings share a broader denotational or connotational sememe and thus overlap within a semantic field . Some academics call the former type cognitive synonyms to distinguish them from the latter type , which they call near - synonyms . ___MASK77___ is that which informs . In other words , it is the answer to a ___MASK2___ of some kind . It is thus related to ___MASK62___ and knowledge , as ___MASK62___ represents values attributed to parameters , and knowledge signifies understanding of real things or abstract concepts . As it regards ___MASK62___ , the information ' s existence is not necessarily coupled to an observer ( it exists beyond an event horizon , for example ), while in the case of knowledge , the information requires a cognitive observer . A ___MASK85___ is a set of interacting or interdependent component parts ___MASK16___ a complex or intricate whole . Every ___MASK85___ is delineated by its spatial and temporal boundaries , surrounded and influenced by its environment , described by its ___MASK17___ and purpose and expressed in its functioning .