What do gateway symbols accomplish in BPMN notation?

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1. What is an inclusive gateway?
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3. What is a BPMN event?
4. What is BPMN activity?
5. Why is modeling important?
6. What is UML diagram?
7. What is boundary event in BPMN?
8. What is a compensation activity in BPMN?
9. What is UML and BPMN?
10. What is event process?

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