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Software Engineering. DOI: 
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2013
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-407768-3.00010-0
Formulating the Functional 
Architecture
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CHAPTER 
CHAPTER OUTLINE
10.1  Motivation for the functional architecture ......................................................... 174
10.2  Functional architecture ontology ...................................................................... 176
10.2.1  Functional component ................................................................ 176
10.2.2  Functional unit .......................................................................... 177
10.2.3  Data item .................................................................................. 177
10.2.4  Functional interface ................................................................... 177
10.2.5  External interface ....................................................................... 178
10.2.6  Control structures ....................................................................... 178
10.2.7 Resource ................................................................................... 178
10.2.8  Data Store ................................................................................. 179