Deployment Diagram

Updated 06 Sep 2026

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What it is
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  a UML diagram modeling a software system's physical architecture — how software artifacts are deployed onto hardware nodes (servers, devices)
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Purpose
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  shows where and how software elements actually run
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Levels
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  descriptor level — shows node and artifact types in general
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  instance level — shows specific, actual deployed instances
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Related
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  Architectural Design
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  Component Diagram
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