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CAVIAR: A Case Study in Specification

Bill Flinn and Ib Holm Sorensen

Abstract

This paper describes the specification, written in the specification language known as Z, of a reasonably complex software system. Important features of the Z approach which are highlighted in this paper include the interleaving of mathematical text with informal prose, the creation of parameterised specifications, and use of the Z schema calculus to construct descriptions of large systems from simpler components.

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OUCL

Month

June

Number

PRG48

Pages

47

Year

1985

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