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Arthur J. Milner

Publication date: 23 January 1993



68Q45: Formal languages and automata

68Q60: Specification and verification (program logics, model checking, etc.)

68Q65: Abstract data types; algebraic specification

68-02: Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to computer science

68N01: General topics in the theory of software

68N25: Theory of operating systems


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