Is an association class in UML the same as an Link entity in ERD?
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It's not strictly necessary to have an association class to model a M:M relationship. You can just have classes with references to the two parents that would map directly to a link entity. Semantically, an association class would limit you to one relationship between two entities. A short blurb on association classes can be found here. |
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