Index: trunk/doc/design/02_data.html =================================================================== --- trunk/doc/design/02_data.html (revision 3642) +++ trunk/doc/design/02_data.html (revision 3643) @@ -85,9 +85,10 @@ The abstract models are generated on the fly and are not saved.

{des2:75} -An abstract schematics object always contains a list of UIDs or UID:key +An abstract schematics object always contains a list of concrete-object +(or concrete-object:key) pairs referring to any concrete object (or an attribute of a concrete -object in the UID:key case) that contributed to the abstract object. This +object in the latter case) that contributed to the abstract object. This cross-reference lets the user track back the sources of an abstract object, which is important because the final output (e.g. netlist) is generated from the abstract objects while the user can make changes to the