A classification framework to support the design of visual languages

Journal of Visual Languages and Computing

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 573-600

  Costagliola, G ^a   Delucia, A ^b   Orefice, S ^c   Polese, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANNIO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

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EID: 0036888118     PISSN: 1045926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jvlc.2002.0234     Document Type: Article

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