UML 2.0 Sequence Diagram Definition
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Interactions can be visually represented in your Modeling projects by means of the two most common interaction diagrams: Sequence and Communication.
The most common kind of Interaction Diagram is the Sequence Diagram, which focuses on the message interchange between a number of lifelines. A Sequence Diagram describes an interaction by focusing on the sequence of messages that are exchanged.