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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utility

Computer; Software engineering

A measure of value within a given value system, often measured on a scale of 0 to 100.

modularity

Computer; Software engineering

Those attributes of the software that provide a structure of highly independent modules.

Object Management Group (OMG)

Computer; Software engineering

An international standards organization that owns and maintains CORBA and UML standards.

organizational process asset (OPA)

Computer; Software engineering

An artifact that defines some portion of an organization’s software project environment.

concept of operations analysis

Computer; Software engineering

The derivation and documentation of a system concept through the application of analysis.

software design concept

Computer; Software engineering

A fundamental idea (such as information hiding) that can be applied to designing a system.

software item

Computer; Software engineering

An aggregation of software, such as a computer program or database that satisfies an end use function and is designated for purposes of specification, qualification testing, interfacing, ...