General-purpose modeling

Last updated November 27, 2025

General-purpose modeling (GPM) is the systematic use of a general-purpose modeling language to represent the various facets of an object or a system. Examples of GPM languages are:

The Unified Modeling Language (UML), an industry standard for modeling software-intensive systems
EXPRESS, a data modeling language for product data, standardized as ISO 10303-11
IDEF, a group of languages from the 1970s that aimed to be neutral, generic and reusable^[1]
Gellish, an industry standard natural language oriented modeling language for storage and exchange of data and knowledge, published in 2005
XML, a data modeling language now beginning to be used to model code (MetaL, Microsoft .Net )

GPM languages are in contrast with domain-specific modeling languages (DSMs).

References

↑ Sarkis, Joseph; Liles, Donald H (1995-06-01). "Using IDEF and QFD to develop an organizational decision support methodology for the strategic justification of computer-integrated technologies". International Journal of Project Management. 13 (3): 177–185. doi:10.1016/0263-7863(94)00008-Z. ISSN 0263-7863.

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[1] Sarkis, Joseph; Liles, Donald H (1995-06-01). "Using IDEF and QFD to develop an organizational decision support methodology for the strategic justification of computer-integrated technologies". International Journal of Project Management. 13 (3): 177–185. doi:10.1016/0263-7863(94)00008-Z. ISSN 0263-7863.

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General-purpose modeling

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