# IDEF
## MicroSim spec
- **Recommended sim type:** vector field
- **Microsimmability score:** 59/100
- **Layout:** arrow grid (vector field) on the canvas with drifting tracers; sliders below.
### Parameters (tunable controls)
- `Field strength`
- `Source position`
- `Grid resolution`
### What animates
Arrows show the field at each grid point and test particles drift along the flow as the field parameters change.
### Learning objective
Relate field sources and strength to the resulting flow pattern.
## Links (Wikipedia order)
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`Abstraction_(computer_science)` · `Agile_software_development` · `Aspect-oriented_programming` · `Backward_compatibility` · `C++` · `CI/CD` · `CODASYL` · `Capability_Maturity_Model_Integration` · `Charles_Bachman` · `Common_Lisp_Object_System` · `Compatibility_layer` · `Compatibility_mode` · `Component-based_software_engineering` · `Computer-aided_software_engineering` · `Computer_compatibility` · [[Computer_engineering]] · `Computer_network` · [[Computer_programming]] · [[Computer_science]] · `Concept_and_object` · `Control_Data_Corporation` · `Copyright_status_of_works_by_the_federal_government_of_the_United_States` · `Cullinet` · `Data_independence` · `Data_model` · `Data_modeling` · `Data_processing` · `Data_structure` · `Database_model` · `Dennis_E._Wisnosky` · `Design_rationale` · `DevOps` · `Domain_analysis` · `Douglas_T._Ross` · `Empirical_software_engineering` · `Enterprise_architecture` · `Enterprise_unified_process` · `Entity–relationship_model` · `Essential_systems_analysis` · `Executable_UML` · `Experimental_software_engineering` · `Extreme_programming` · `Flavors_(programming_language)` · `Formal_methods` · `Forward_compatibility` · [[Function_model]] · `Functional_specification` · `G._M._Nijssen` · `Hughes_Aircraft_Company` · `IBM` · `IBM_Information_Management_System` · `IDEF0` · `IDEF1X` · `IDEF3` · `IDEF4` · `IDEF5` · `IDEF6` · `IDMS` · `ISO/IEC_15504` · `Incremental_build_model` · [[Information]] · [[Information_model]] · [[Information_science]] · `Institute_of_Electrical_and_Electronics_Engineers` · `Integrated_Computer-Aided_Manufacturing` · `International_Defence_Industry_Fair` · `Iterative_and_incremental_development` · `Java_(programming_language)` · [[Metamodeling]] · `Model-driven_engineering` · `Modeling_language` · `Network_model` · `Object-oriented_analysis_and_design` · `Object-oriented_programming` · `Object_model` · `Objective-C` · `Object–role_modeling` · [[Ontology_(information_science)]] · `Peter_Chen` · `Programming_paradigm` · [[Project_management]] · `Public_domain` · `R._R._Brown` · `Rapid_application_development` · [[Requirements_engineering]] · `Richard_J._Mayer` · `Risk_management` · `Rockwell_International` · `Round-trip_engineering` · [[Search-based_software_engineering]] · `Semantics` · `Sequential_access` · `Service-oriented_architecture` · [[Site_reliability_engineering]] · `Smalltalk` · `Social_software_engineering` · `Software` · `Software_archaeology` · [[Software_architecture]] · `Software_configuration_management` · `Software_deployment` · `Software_design` · `Software_development_process` · [[Software_engineering]] · `Software_incompatibility` · `Software_maintenance` · `Software_prototyping` · [[Software_quality]] · [[Software_quality_assurance]] · `Software_system` · `Software_testing` · `Software_verification_and_validation` · `Spiral_model` · `Structure_chart` · `Structured_analysis` · `Syntax` · `Systems_analysis` · `Systems_development_life_cycle` · [[Systems_engineering]] · `Systems_modeling` · `Systems_modeling_language` · `Terminology` · `Understanding` · `Unified_Modeling_Language` · `Unified_process` · [[United_States_Air_Force]] · `Universal_Systems_Language` · `V-model_(software_development)` · `View_model` · `Waterfall_model` · [[Wayback_Machine]] · `Wright-Patterson_Air_Force_Base`
## From the Real GENERATIVE library
*IDEF — placed from the Real G.E.N.E.R.A.T.I.V.E. course library (Engineering room). Source: Wikimedia Commons (via Wikipedia article media). [Details & license](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:IDEF_Methods.svg).*
> IDEF, initially an abbreviation of ICAM Definition and renamed in 1999 as Integration Definition, is a family of modeling languages in the field of systems and software engineering. They cover a wide range of uses from functional modeling to data, simulation, object-oriented analysis and design, and knowledge acquisition. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IDEF))
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> p5.js MicroSim stub · part of [[System]] · [Wikipedia source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IDEF)
> Relation: subfield of System.
## Concept summary
IDEF, initially an abbreviation of ICAM Definition and renamed in 1999 as Integration Definition, is a family of modeling languages in the field of systems and [[Software_engineering|software engineering]].
## Build checklist
- [ ] Claim it: set `status: in-progress` + `lease` + `leased_at`
- [ ] Write the child page explaining the concept (tie it back to system)
- [ ] Finalize parameter ranges and defaults
- [ ] Implement the p5.js sketch (drawing + control regions)
- [ ] Add caption + the learning objective on the page
- [ ] Set `status: done`
## p5.js sketch
```javascript
// MicroSim: IDEF
let controls = {};
function setup() {
// createCanvas(...); create sliders for the parameters above.
}
function draw() {
// background(...); read controls; render vector field; respond live.
}
```
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## Semiotic profile
> *The semiotic universals this article invokes, machine-derived from the crossref — **unverified** (born so). Populated 2026-07-06 for the Systems room.*
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## Wikipedia : Wikitube
**Strict pair:** [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IDEF) : [Wikitube](https://en.wikitube.io/wiki/IDEF)
## Previous hub tags
Tree parents: [[Reliability_engineering]] · [[System_dynamics]] · [[Systems_engineering]].
Legacy hubs: none.
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*Sources: 1 legacy note. Minted wave 1, 2026-07-30 (v1.6 order).*