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A Dictionary of Computing | 2004 | | © A Dictionary of Computing 2004, originally published by Oxford University Press 2004. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Z A formal notation, based on set algebra and predicate calculus, for the specification of computing systems. It was developed at the Programming Research Group, Oxford University. Z specifications have a modular structure. See also constructive specification.

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