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Flow chart diagram
Flow charts are used to show program logic and system design. A software flow chart shows structured program logic; a system flow chart uses symbols that represent physical entities.
The flow chart methodology illustrates the flow of data depending on certain conditions.
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Select mode
Flow line
Auxiliary operation
Card symbol
Collate
Comm link symbol
Decision symbol
Display symbol
Document symbol
Extract symbol
Input/Output Symbol
Interrupt/terminal symbol
Keying symbol
Mag disk symbol
Mag tape symbol
Manual input
Merge symbol
Data preparation
Process symbol
Manual operation
Online storage
PreProcess
Sort Symbol
AND connector
XOR connector
Text command
Rectangle command
Page connector command
Doc block symbol
Draw menu commands
Commands available from the Draw Menu for the Flow Chart diagram:
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