The EAElement is an abstract metaclass that represents an arbitrary named entity in the domain model. It specializes AUTOSAR Identifiable which has the shortName attribute used for identification of the element within the namespace in which it is defined.<br/><br/>The abbreviation EA in the name of this metaclass is short for EAST-ADL.<br/><br/><br/>Semantics:<br/>Also the EAElement can be used to extend the EAST-ADL approach to other languages and standards by adding a generalize relation from the respective (non EAST-ADL) element to the EAElement.<br/><br/>Extension: <br/>The ADLEntity stereotype is an abstract stereotype which extends UML2 metaclass NamedElement. The ADLEntity stereotype thus includes the name property from UML2 metaclass:NamedElement. The stereotype representation of this metaclass may be concrete to allow for application on instances from other domain models.<br/>