General diagram types

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See also: Specific diagram types

General diagram types are diagrams with specific shapes and methodology present with multiple specific types in multiple fields of application. There are two general types here:

• General diagram shapes with a typical basic shape, and
• General concept diagram with a typical basic concept

This is not a general accepted classification of diagrams. It is made here to give an impression of the types of diagrams in the Wikimedia Commons at present.

Contents 1 General diagram shapes 1.1 Block diagram 1.2 Cycle diagrams 1.3 Cluster diagrams 1.4 Ladder diagrams 1.5 Network diagrams 1.6 Round diagrams 1.7 Spiral diagrams 1.8 Timeline diagrams 1.9 Tree diagrams 1.10 Triangular diagrams 2 General concept diagrams 2.1 Activity diagram 2.2 Comparison diagram 2.3 Decision diagrams 2.4 Explanatory diagrams 2.5 Flow diagrams 2.6 Phase diagrams 2.7 Process diagrams 2.8 State diagrams 2.9 Timing diagrams 2.10 Contrasts 3 See also 4 Resources

[edit] General diagram shapes

Basic or general diagrams shapes here are diagrams with a typical basic shape.

Block diagram	Cycle diagram	Cluster diagram	Ladder diagram
Network diagram	Round diagram	Spiral diagram	Timeline
Tree diagram	Triangular diagram

Overview of diagrams constructed in some type of general shape

[edit] Block diagram

A block diagram is a diagram, in which the principal parts or functions are represented by blocks connected by lines, that show the relationships of the blocks. See also Category:Block diagrams.

From left to right

From top to bottum

Circular

Waterfall

[edit] Cycle diagrams

Diagrams representing a cycle. See Category:Cycle diagrams

[edit] Cluster diagrams

Cluster diagrams represents some kind of cluster. See also Category:Cluster diagrams

Astronomy cluster diagram	Comparison diagram	Computer architecture diagram	Computer network diagram
UML Class diagram	Component diagram	UML Composite structure diagrams	UML Deployment diagram
UML Object diagram	UML Package diagram

[edit] Ladder diagrams

Diagrams in some shapes of a ladder, with two or more spots. See Category:Ladder diagrams

[edit] Network diagrams

A network diagram is any diagram representing a network and or a diagram with buidling blocks in the shape of a network. See also Category:Network diagrams

Artificial neural network	Computer network diagram	Neural network diagram	w:Project network
PERT charts	Semantic network	Sociogram	Spin networks

[edit] Round diagrams

Diagrams in a round shape. See Category:Round diagrams

[edit] Spiral diagrams

Diagrams representing a spiral shape. See Category:Spiral diagrams

[edit] Timeline diagrams

A timeline is a graphical representation of a chronological sequence of events, also referred to as a chronology. See also Category:Timelines

Horizontal timeline

Vertical timeline

Circulair timeline

Hierarchical timeline

[edit] Tree diagrams

Tree diagrams with tree-like shapes. See also Category:Tree diagrams

3D tree diagram	Family tree	Organizational chart	Parse tree
Phylogenetic tree of life	Taxonomy	Tree chart	Work breakdown structure

[edit] Triangular diagrams

Diagrams in a triangular shape. See Category:Triangular diagrams

Triangular diagram

[edit] General concept diagrams

Basic or general diagrams with a typical basic concept, present in multple fields of application.

Activity diagram	Comparison diagram	Decision diagram	Explanatory diagram
Flow diagram	Phase diagram	Process diagram	State diagram
Timing diagram

Overview of the types of diagrams, representing a general concept

[edit] Activity diagram

Activity diagrams show a sequence of activities. See also Category:Activity diagrams

A diagram showing how CUPS works

Controled process chain

[edit] Comparison diagram

Diagrams that compare objects between themselves, for example to show the largest planes or buildings. See Category:Comparison diagrams

[edit] Decision diagrams

See Category:Decision diagrams

Decision diagram

[edit] Explanatory diagrams

See Category:Explanatory diagrams

Explanatory diagram

[edit] Flow diagrams

A flow diagram is a general type of diagram, that shows a sequence of activities and or decisions. See also Category:Flow diagrams

Flow diagram

See also

• w:Cash flow diagram
• w:Data flow diagram
• Flowchart
• w:Fundamental diagram of traffic flow
• w:Information flow diagram
• w:Nassi-Shneiderman diagram, see Category:Nassi-Shneiderman diagrams
• w:Process Flow diagram
• w:Sankey diagram
• w:State diagram

[edit] Phase diagrams

See Category:Phase diagrams

Phase diagram

[edit] Process diagrams

See Category:Process diagrams

Process diagram

[edit] State diagrams

See Category:State diagrams

State diagram

[edit] Timing diagrams

See Category:Timing diagrams

Timing diagram

[edit] Contrasts

• Abstract versus illustrated diagrams
• Spatial versus non spatial diagrams
• Statical versus dynamical diagrams

[edit] See also

• Chart
• Charts and graphs
• Logic diagram
• Mathematical diagram
• Plot
• Specific diagram types

[edit] Resources

• Commons:Diagram resources