Meaning of 表現する in an article about programming


The original sentence is

> NamesファイルのLast_name配列の１要素分をAttributesクラス **で表現します** 。

Normally, 表現する is translated as "express" but since we don't say " **express**
one element of the Last_name array **with** the Attributes class" what else
could it mean?

Classes are used to represent information, so I thought it might be
"represent" but various permutations with that word have not yielded any
results either. Any ideas?




I see no reason not to use "represent".

> NamesファイルのLast_name配列の１要素分をAttributesクラスで表現します。
>
> [We] represent one element of the `Last_names` array in the `Names` file
> using the `Attributes` class.

Which can be rephrased to:

> The `Attributes` class is used to represent one element of the `Last_names`
> array in the `Names` file.




I see no reason not to use "represent".

> NamesファイルのLast_name配列の１要素分をAttributesクラスで表現します。
>
> [We] represent one element of the `Last_names` array in the `Names` file
> using the `Attributes` class.

Which can be rephrased to:

> The `Attributes` class is used to represent one element of the `Last_names`
> array in the `Names` file.

