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Types of flowchart

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Flowchart Symbol

Types of flowchart

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Symbol Name Function

Terminal This symbol represents


the beginning or the end
of a program flow in
your diagram.

Process This symbol represents


any processing function.

Decision This symbol represents


a decision point
between two or more
paths in a flowchart.

Input This symbol represents


both input and output
within the system.

Document This symbol represents


data that can be read by
people, such as printed
output.

Data This symbol can


represent any type of
data in a flowchart.

Multiple documents This symbol represents


multiple documents.

Predefined process This symbol represents


a complex process or
operation already
explained elsewhere in
the flowchart.
Alternative process This symbol represents
when the process flow
step is an alternative to
the normal process
step.

Preparation This symbol represents


a modification to a
process, such as setting
a switch or initializing a
route.

Internal storage This symbol represents


a specific type of data
storage or memory that
is internal to the system
being described.

Manual input This symbol represents


any operation that is
performed manually by
a person.

Manual operation This symbol represents


each step in a process
requiring manual
completion.

Connector This symbol represents


the continuation of flow
through multiple charts
or pages.

Off-page connector This symbol represents


that the process
continues on a different
page.
Card This symbol represents
the presence of a
memory card in the
machine.

Punched tape This symbol is used for


input into old computers
and CNC machines.

Summing Junction/ This symbol


summarizes the input of
Logical AND several converging
process paths and helps
indicate the exact point
at which multiple
branches intersect and
form a single process.

OR This symbol represents


that the process flow
continues two paths or
more.

Collate This symbol represents


a step that organizes
data into a standard
format.

Sort This symbol represents


a step that organizes
items list sequentially.

Extract This symbol shows


when a process divides
into different but parallel
directions.
Merge This symbol represents
a step that combines
multiple sets into one.

Stored Data This symbol represents


where data gets stored
within a process.

Delay This symbol represents


a segment of delay in a
process and this symbol
can help to indicate the
exact length of delay
within the shape.

Sequential Access This symbol represents


Storage information stored in a
sequence.

Database This symbol represents


data housed on a
storage service that will
likely allow for searching
and filtering by users.

Direct Access Storage This symbol represents


the information in
memory, as opposed to
on a file.

Display This symbol represents


where the chart is to
display the data within a
process to a user.

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