The Termination flowchart shape is used to present the beginning or the end of a flowchart process. This is the first shape to start your flowchart diagram with, and the one that ends it. The Termination flowchart shape is usually named “Start” or “End”.
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The Process rectangle is the most basic flowchart shape. It represents a single step in the process of describing an action.
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The Decision (diamond-like) flowchart shape is used when presenting an issue or a question. Each corner of this diamond flowchart shape can lead to a different outcome and line of action in the process flow.
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This flowchart shape represents a step from the process flowchart that produces a document or report.
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The Predefined Document flowchart shape indicates a step in the process where predefined documents are being produced or saved.
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This flowchart symbol represents a set of multiple documents or reports that are produced within the process.
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The Data flowchart shape stands for information or materials that will be imported or exported from the process. This flowchart shape is sometimes called Input/Output.
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The Predefined Process flowchart symbol represents another process that is either well-known or has been defined elsewhere.
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This flowchart shape represents the step in the process when data is being stored.
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This flowchart shape stands for the step when data from the process is stored in memory, instead of in a file.
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The Sequential Data flowchart shape represents a step from the process where data gets stored in a sequential manner.
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The Direct Data flowchart shape stands for a data storage location, where any single record of information can be accessed directly.
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The Manual Input flowchart symbol represents a step in the process where the information needs to be manually entered into the system.
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The Manual Operation flowchart shape shows which step of the process is not automated and needs to be performed manually.
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The Manual Loop flowchart shape indicates a step of the process where a sequence of commands runs repeatedly until manually cancelled.
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The Card flowchart shape is very strictly specified. It represent older computer systems where cards used to be punched in order to store data from the process.
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The Paper Tape flowchart symbol represents the punch paper tape system of storing or importing data in the flowchart.
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The Display shape flowchart symbol indicates a step from the process when data is being displayed to an operator or user.
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The Preparation flowchart symbol indicates the preparation steps for the action that will be processed in the flowchart.
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The Loop Limit flowchart shape indicates the number of times a loop can run, before the next step of the flowchart gets activated.
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The Collage flowchart shape indicates the step of the flowchart where the information used in the process is ordered into a standard format.
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The Delay flowchart symbol indicates a step in the flowchart where the process needs to be delayed.
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The Extract flowchart shape shows the step where the process is being split into parallel paths.
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The Merge flowchart symbol shows the step where different processes are being merged into one.
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The Or flowchart shapes indicates the step after which the process continues split to more than two branches.
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The Sort flowchart shape indicates a step where information from the process is getting sorted based on some pre-defined criteria.
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The Summing Junction flowchart shape indicates the step where multiple brunches are converged back into a single process.
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The Database flowchart symbol stands for a standard structured storage location where data can be searched and sorted.
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The On Page Reference flowchart shape shows that the next or previous step of the flowchart is located someplace else on the page.
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The Off Page Reference flowchart shape shows that the flowchart continues on a different page.
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The "Process Iso 9000" flowchart shape shows a step of the flowchart that indicates the beginning of an approval process under the Iso 9000 standard.
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The Transport flowchart shape represents the step in the flowchart where information or materials are being transported from the process.
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