Within the conceptual model, a modeling language is a description of a number of concepts within the repository where the modeling language describes a subset. The description consists of the appearance and meaning of the concepts.

Is an identification of a concept in which the definition, characteristics and appearance of a concept within that language are determined on the basis of the metamodel of a modeling language. Be aware that the appearance of a concept may be the same, but has a different definition and characteristics within a different modeling language.

Descriptive concept that describes a characteristic within a model. The element is a core concept in the model and is an aggregation of several details. Each element can have its own stereotyping, giving it its own appearance and meaning depending on the modeling language.

Connection between two elements, presented visually in a line-based diagram. Each connector can have its own stereotyping, giving it its own appearance and meaning depending on the modeling language.

A diagram is a visual representation of some of the repository content. A diagram is often based on a modeling language or a combination of a number of modeling languages. Elements from the repository are placed on a diagram.

Package is a concept that allows you to logically structure the contents of your repository content. It can be compared to directories in a file system.

An attribute or property of an element. Used to add detail to an element in a model.

Behavior performed on the element from an operation. Is less important for most architectural languages. Particularly important for object orientation in software.

Description of a business rule, element restrictions and, if desired, restrictions on other concepts in the model.

Concept is an abstract entity in the metamodel of a modeling language and is characterized by the fact that it can appear in diagrams or views based on the associated stereotype. Here we recognize two specializations of a concept, namely element and connector or relationship.