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Just as a schema is an instance of a metaschema, so is a metaschema an instance of a meta-metaschema. Meta-metamodeling is concerned with the definition and use of meta-metaschemas. The best-known meta-metaschema is the Meta-Object Facility (MOF), which is introduced in Sect. 18.1. Many metaschemas can be defined as an instance of the MOF. However, the MOF can also be used as a conceptual model (that is, a metaschema) for a restricted subset of schemas, as we show in Sect. 18.2.
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18.4 Bibliographical Notes
Grose TJ, Doney GC, Brodsky SA (2002) Mastering XMI. Java programming with XMI, XML and UML. Wiley.
OMG (2005a) MOF 2.0/XMI Mapping Specification, v2.1 formal/05-09-01.
OMG (2006b) Meta Object Facility (MOF) Core Specification. Version 2.0 fomal/06-01-01.
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(2007). The MOF and XMI. In: Conceptual Modeling of Information Systems. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-39390-0_18
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