Software engineering

Software engineering

The systematic application of scientific principles and disciplines to the development, operation, and maintenance of software to perform prespecified functions with maximum economy and efficiency.

Industry: Computer; Software

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design constraint

Computer; Software engineering

Any requirement that affects or constrains the design of a software system or software system component (for example, physical requirements, performance requirements, software development standards, ...

test plan

Computer; Software engineering

A document describing the scope, approach, resources, and schedule of intended testing activities. It identifies test items, the features to be tested, the testing tasks, who will do each task, and ...

acceptance testing

Computer; Software engineering

Testing conducted in an operational environment to determine whether a system satisfies its acceptance criteria (e.g., initial requirements and current needs of its user) and to enable the customer ...

bottom-up design

Computer; Software engineering

The process of designing a system by identifying low-level components, designing each component separately, and then designing a structure to integrate the low-level components into larger and larger ...

process model

Computer; Software engineering

A representation of a system/software development process activity intended to explain the behavior of some aspects of it. The process model is less complex or complete than the activity or artifact ...

build

Computer; Software engineering

An operational version of a software product incorporating a specified subset of the capabilities that the final product will include. Sometimes synonymous with version.

event

Computer; Software engineering

A scheduled, zero duration, and activity used to measure progress, the initiation or completion of an activity or task, or a significant happening such a milestone review.