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Flowchart
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This article is about the diagram type. For the poetical writing "Flow Chart", see John Ashbery.
A simple flowchart representing a process for dealing with a non-functioning lamp.
A flowchart is a type of diagram, that represents an algorithm or process, showing the steps as boxes of various kinds, and their order by connecting these with arrows. This diagrammatic representation can give a step-by-step solution to a given problem. Data is represented in these boxes, and arrows connecting them represent flow / direction of flow of data. Flowcharts are used in analyzing, designing, documenting or managing a process or program in various fields.[1]
Contents
* 1 History
* 2 Flowchart building blocks
o 2.1 Symbols
* 3 Types of flowchart
* 4 Software
* 5 See also
* 6 Notes
* 7 Further reading
History
The first structured method for documenting process flow, the "flow process chart", was introduced by Frank Gilbreth to members of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) in 1921 in the presentation “Process Charts—First Steps in Finding the One Best Wayâ€