Declarative v. Procedural Implementation
Run-Time Determination of Meaning
of What Is Requested
How to Organize Processing
How to Perform Each Task
Example:  “Alert Quiet” v. “Alert Loud”
Pager with Pulsation v. Beep
Phone with LED v. Stutter Tone
PC with PopUp ICON v. Bleep Screen
Persistence of Statement’s Validity
Independent of New Technologies &
Implementations