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Identify the formats of objects and parts of objects

Though this section is more applicable only when designing the actual interface for a particular application, the designer must decide on the formats for nodes and links. Formats should also be defined for overview diagrams, indexing mechanisms, query facilities, and results of a query. A template can be considered as a pre-formatted collection of webs that can be directly used by the author.

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