Skip to main content

Describing Data

  • Chapter
ADA An Introduction
  • 53 Accesses

Abstract

In every application we have many kinds of objects, each with different properties. To solve a problem properly, we must describe real world objects and their properties in terms of the constructs of a given programming language. Moreover, we must not only choose an appropriate description for an entity, but must make sure that an operation validly performed in a program has a meaning in terms of the real world objects and operations.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 74.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

Preview

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 1981 Springer Science+Business Media New York

About this chapter

Cite this chapter

Ledgard, H. (1981). Describing Data. In: ADA An Introduction. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-0126-4_2

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-0126-4_2

  • Publisher Name: Springer, New York, NY

  • Print ISBN: 978-0-387-90568-6

  • Online ISBN: 978-1-4684-0126-4

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

Publish with us

Policies and ethics