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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.

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Software engineering

reader

Computer; Software engineering

In an inspection (not a walkthrough), the individual that leads the inspection team through the software product in a comprehensive and logical fashion, interpreting sections of the work (for ...

software configuration status accounting

Computer; Software engineering

The process of recording and reporting of information needed to manage a configuration effectively. This information includes a listing of the approved configuration identification, the status of ...

constraint

Computer; Software engineering

A semantic condition or restriction that describes a limitation or state. For example, a constraint might be a limitation on some data’s range of values or on some behavior of the application, or it ...

configuration control

Computer; Software engineering

An element of configuration management consisting of the evaluation, coordination, approval or disapproval, and implementation of changes to configuration items after formal establishment of their ...

continuous risk management

Computer; Software engineering

The process of analyzing the progress of a planned activity, project, or program on a periodic, ongoing basis and handling identified risk factors; includes developing options and fallback positions ...

verification

Computer; Software engineering

Confirmation by examination and provisions of objective evidence that specified requirements have been fulfilled. In design and development, verification concerns the process of examining the result ...

cash-flow statement

Computer; Software engineering

One of the main financial statements, it shows how the company is paying for its current operations and future growth by detailing the actual flow of cash between the company and the outside. It ...

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