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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program mutation

Computer; Software engineering

(1) A computer program that has been purposely altered from the intended version to evaluate the ability of test cases to detect the alteration.~(2) The process of creating an altered program as in ...

host machine

Computer; Software engineering

(1) A computer used to develop software intended for another computer. Contrast with: target machine (1).~(2) A computer used to emulate another computer. Contrast with: target machine (2).~(3) The ...

requirement

Computer; Software engineering

(1) A condition or capability needed by a user to solve a problem or achieve an objective.~(2) A condition or capability that must be met or possessed by a system or system component to satisfy a ...

state

Computer; Software engineering

(1) A condition or mode of existence that a system, component, or simulation may be in; for example, the pre-flight state of an aircraft navigation program or the input state of given channel.~(2) ...

procedure

Computer; Software engineering

(1) A course of action to be taken to perform a given task.~(2) A written description of a course of action as in (1); for example, a documented test procedure.~(3) A portion of a computer program ...

product specification

Computer; Software engineering

(1) A dacument that specifies the design that production copies of a system or component must implement. Note: For software, this document describes the as-built version of the software.~(2) A ...

function

Computer; Software engineering

(1) A defined objective or characteristic action of a system or component. For example, a system may have inventory control as its primary function.~(2) A software module that performs a specific ...