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 ====== Principle Description ====== ====== Principle Description ======
  
-----+===== Meaning 1 =====
  
-**Definition:** //**principle description** is a document that describes a [[glossary:principle]] by giving at least the following information:/+==== Alternative Terms ==== 
-  * //a name for the principle,// +/*i.e. alternative names meaning the same thing*/ 
-  * //a description of the rule,// +  * Sometimes "principle" and "principle description" are not distinguished. Thus the term "principle" may also refer to this concept.
-  * //and a rationale that describes why the rule holds.//+
  
-----+==== Definition ==== 
 +A **principle description** is a document that describes a [[principle]] by giving at least the following information: 
 +  * a name for the principle, 
 +  * a description of the rule, 
 +  * and a rationale that describes why the rule holds.
  
 +==== Description ====
 Typically a principle description also gives further information like hints on when and how to apply the principle, examples, etc. Typically a principle description also gives further information like hints on when and how to apply the principle, examples, etc.
  
-When several principle descriptions are described uniformly, this is called a [[glossary:principle catalog]].+When several principle descriptions are described uniformly, this is called a [[principle catalog]].
  
 +==== Examples ====
 +  * [[principles:Keep It Simple Stupid]] (KISS)
 +  * [[principles:Law Of Demeter]] (LoD)
 +  * [[principles:Don't Repeat Yourself]] (DRY)
 +  * [[principles:Single Responsibility Principle]] (SRP)
 +  * [[principles:|...]]
  
-===== See also ===== 
  
-  * [[glossary:Principle language]]+==== Alternative Definitions ==== 
 +/*i.e. slightly different definitions for basically the same thing*/ 
 + 
 +==== See Also ==== 
 +  * [[Principle]] 
 +  * [[Principle Collection]] 
 +  * [[Principle Language]] 
 +  * [[Principle Catalog]] 
 + 
 +==== Further Reading ==== 
 + 
 + 
 +---- 
 +===== Other Meanings ===== 
 +/*i.e. the same term referring to something different; put short mentions here or better add more detailed descriptions as additional sections */ 
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