General diagram types

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.

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

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.

General diagram shapes

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

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

Overview of diagrams constructed in some type of general shape

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.

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  From left to right
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  From top to bottom
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  Circular
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  Waterfall

Cycle diagrams

Diagrams representing a cycle. See Category:Cycle diagrams

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Cluster diagrams

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

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

Ladder diagrams

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

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Network diagrams

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

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

Round diagrams

Diagrams in a round shape. See Category:Round diagrams

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Spiral diagrams

Diagrams representing a spiral shape. See Category:Spiral diagrams

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Timeline diagrams

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

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  Horizontal timeline
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  Vertical timeline
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  Circular timeline
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  Hierarchical timeline

Tree diagrams

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

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

Triangular diagrams

Diagrams in a triangular shape. See Category:Triangular diagrams

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  Triangular diagram

General concept diagrams

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

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

Overview of the types of diagrams, representing a general concept

Activity diagram

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

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  A diagram showing how CUPS works
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  Controled process chain
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Comparison diagram

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

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Decision diagrams

See Category:Decision diagrams

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  Decision diagram

Explanatory diagrams

See Category:Explanatory diagrams

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  Explanatory diagram

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

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  Flow chart
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  Complex 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

Phase diagrams

See Category:Phase diagrams

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  Phase diagram

Process diagrams

See Category:Process diagrams

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  Process diagram

State diagrams

See Category:State diagrams

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  State diagram

Timing diagrams

See Category:Timing diagrams

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  Timing diagram

Contrasts

• Abstract versus illustrated diagrams
• Spatial versus non spatial diagrams
• Statical versus dynamical diagrams
• is precedence diagram means flow diagram?

See also

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

Resources

• Commons:Diagram resources