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<p>In <a href="page.php?w=software">software</a>, an <b>abstraction</b> provides access while hiding details that otherwise might make access more challenging. It focuses attention on details of greater importance. Examples include the <a href="page.php?w=abstract_data_type">abstract data type</a> which separates use from the representation of <a href="page.php?w=data_%28computer_science%29">data</a> and <a href="page.php?w=Function_%28computer_programming%29">functions</a> that form a call tree that is more general at the base and more specific</p><p>
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