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Data | A collection of data. |
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Data Source | An origin for data that is external to the application being described. Usually shown producing data. |
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Data Storage | A method by which data is stored in a non-volatile manner. |
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Device | A physical device, capable of data collection or distribution. Often (but not always) a device is also intrinsically a sensor. |
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Interview | An interview represents the system asking the user for more information. It can represent a single question, or multiple questions that must be satisfied before the system can proceed. |
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Output | A component that serves as an exit from the application for data or content. The touch screen on a mobile device could be an Output, as could be a haptic feedback device. |
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Process | A potentially transformative algorithm, filtering or series of events that can be applied to data. Generally shown with data entering the process, and more data or context exiting it. |
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Sensor | A component that observes some aspect of the physical world and creates data. Usually associated with a device. |
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User Input | A special kind of data that has been explicitly created by a user. Unlike other kinds of data, User Input often has a tautological association with context (e.g. A user has the goal of opening a file, because they have explicitly said they want to open the file), so as a result it is differentiated from general data. |
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Voice Agent | Represents a natural-language processing voice agent, such as Siri, Alexa, Cortina, OK Google etc. |