Concepts are the building blocks of software systems, objective features of a system’s design.

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• Concepts are not just subjective mental constructs, but are objective features of a system's design: increments of functionality that were consciously introduced by a designer to serve particular purposes.concept0.898
  Central definition from the abstract.
• A concept is a structure invented to give a coherent account of the immediate consequences of actions in a complex system.claim0.844
  Jackson's operational definition of a software concept.
• Software Conceptsconcept0.842
• A concept is a structure that is invented to give a coherent account of the immediate consequences of actions in a complex system.concept0.830
  Operational definition of concept.
• Concepts in Software Designconcept0.829
• Concepts are cognitive structures that give coherent account of immediate consequences in complex systemsclaim0.829
  Jackson's core assertion about the role of concepts as explanatory structures bridging action and consequence
• Concepts distinguish one system from another and also define product families.claim0.826
  Role of concepts in differentiating software.
• Concept (software design entity)concept0.825
  An increment of functionality consciously introduced by a designer to serve a purpose; the building block of a system's design.