Node (glossary)
(1) in a diagram, a point, circle, or other geometric figure used to represent a state, event, or other item of interest (ISO/IEC/IEEE 24765:2010 Systems and software engineering--Vocabulary)
(2) configuration of engineering objects forming a single unit for the purpose of location in space, and which embodies a set of processing, storage and communication functions (ISO/IEC 10746-3:2009 Information technology -- Open Distributed Processing -- Reference Model: Architecture, 8.1.7)
(3) modeled function located within the hierarchical graph structure of an IDEF0 model by its designated node number (IEEE 1320.1-1998 (R2004) IEEE Standard for Functional Modeling Language - Syntax and Semantics for IDEF0, 2.1.80)
(4) one of the defining points of a schedule network; a junction point joined to some or all of the other dependency lines (A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK(R) Guide) -- Fourth Edition)
(5) vertex of a net graph, i.e., a place or a transition (ISO/IEC 15909-1:2004 Software and system engineering -- High-level Petri nets -- Part 1: Concepts, definitions and graphical notation, 2.1.16.2)
Source(s)
(1) ISO/IEC/IEEE. 2010. Systems and Software Engineering - System and Software Engineering Vocabulary (SEVocab). Geneva, Switzerland: International Organization for Standardization (ISO)/International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)/ Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). ISO/IEC/IEEE 24765:2010.
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