Stereotypes are an extension of UML to include extra information about the class. This[1] is a class diagram (albeit, overly detailed) I created for a library t

Stereotypes are an extension of UML to include extra information about the class. This[1] is a class diagram (albeit, overly detailed) I created for a library that we used. Above the class names are stereotypes. I know which classes came directly from the library, which are service classes, etc. [1]: http://i67.tinypic.com/33xyaz4.png http://i67.tinypic.com/33xyaz4.png