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If you need a quick reference guide FOR the UML notation, CHECK one OF the following, IMHO, gret UML cheat sheets (IN NO particular order):

• http://refcardz.dzone.com/refcardz/getting-started-uml :Newest reference card, covers ALL major diagrams
• http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd409437.aspx :Very complete. Includes activity, component, class, sequence AND use CASE diagrams (menu ON the LEFT). The ONLY thing that should be improved IS that the NAME OF the elements IS NOT shown directly IN the digram but explained IN tables below
• http://www.digilife.be/quickreferences/QRC/UML%20Reference%20Card.pdf: Very compact. UML 1.0. Covers class AND sequence digrams.
• http://www.holub.com/goodies/uml/ :Lots OF examples TO help you understand the semantics OF each notation element. UML 2.0. Covers ALL major diagrams.
• http://www.scribd.com/doc/399157/UML-20-Cheatsheet :Very well explained. UML 2.0. Covers ALL major UML diagrams
• http://loufranco.com/blog/assets/cheatsheet.pdf :TO the point, example diagrams annotated WITH the NAME OF the modeling elements used IN the example. Class, use CASE AND sequence diagrams covered
• http://edn.embarcadero.com/article/31863 : Very complete, even covering component AND deployment diagrams (which IS NOT the CASE FOR most OF the previous ones). It used TO include self-tests TO quickly CHECK your knowledge OF the notation but this part seems TO have been removed FROM the site.

Some ARE quite old but I still LIKE them AND the main elements OF the UML notation have NOT changed during ALL these years (EXCEPT FOR the interpretation OF the includes AND extends relationships IN use CASE diagrams; you should be careful WITH this). If you want the latest information, CHECK the Dzone card that has been the latest addition TO the list.

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