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A program is useful because it models a real-world process. To do this, it manipulates abstract objects that represent real-world objects. The closer the properties of an abstract object mirror those of the corresponding realworld object, the more effective will be the program and the easier it will be to understand.
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Marcotty, M., Ledgard, H. (1987). Data Types. In: The World of Programming Languages. Springer Books on Professional Computing. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4692-3_5
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