Abstraction (computer science)

In software, an abstraction provides access while hiding details that otherwise might make access more challenging.[1] It focuses attention on details of greater importance.[2][3] Examples include the abstract data type which separates use from the representation of data[4] and functions that form a call tree that is more general at the base and more specific towards the leaves.

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  4. ^ Liskov, Barbara (1 May 1988). "Keynote address - data abstraction and hierarchy". Addendum to the proceedings on Object-oriented programming systems, languages and applications (Addendum) - OOPSLA '87. Vol. 23. ACM. pp. 17–34. doi:10.1145/62138.62141. ISBN 0897912667. S2CID 14219043. {{cite book}}: |journal= ignored (help)
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