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From: Jeffrey Carter <spam.jrcarter.not@spam.not.acm.org>
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Subject: Re: Vocabulary matter: Component vs Element vs Item
Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2013 12:29:02 -0700
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On 07/25/2013 12:01 PM, Simon Wright wrote:
>
> I see that the Booch Components have this the other way round:
>
>     procedure Insert (C : in out Abstract_Collection; Elem : Item)
>     is abstract;

While the PragmAda Reusable Components Use Element for the type, and Item for 
parameters:

procedure Insert (Into : in out Handle; Item : in Element; ...

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Jeff Carter
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