An onion diagram shows a complete system in a few circles.

An onion diagram is another type of block diagram you can create in Visio. People also call
these onion-skin diagrams.
Onion diagrams are made of concentric circles. Each circle represents a process or component
that depends on the one inside it. In the middle you put the core, the central concept of the
diagram.
Why are onion diagrams like this one considered a kind of block diagram in Visio? Because they
convey a simple idea with clear, strong visual impact. Block diagrams don't use only blocks. The
whole point of block diagrams is to communicate at a glance. Onion diagrams do just that as
you can easily see.