This paper is intended as an outline of the various conventions which are being considered for the use of flowchart symbols in the preparation of all types of flowcharts for information processing systems. The conventions are applied to the use of the symbols appearing in the proposed American Standard Flowchart Symbols for Information Processing Systems. This paper is concerned with the use of the proposed American Standard Flowchart Symbols and not with the symbols per se.
Conventions for the use of symbols in the preparation of flowcharts for information processing systems
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