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.

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emulation

Computer; Software engineering

(1) A model that accepts the same inputs and produces the same outputs as a given system.~(2) The process of developing or using a model as in (1).

simulation

Computer; Software engineering

(1) A model that behaves or operates like a given system when provided a set of controlled inputs.~(2). The process of developing or using a model as in (1).

patch

Computer; Software engineering

(1) A modification made directly to an object program without reassembling or recompiling from the source program.~(2) A modification made to a source program as a last-minute fix or ...

(1) A name or identifier assigned to a computer program statement to enable other statements to refer to that statement.~(2) One or more characters, within or attached to a set of data, that identify ...

cycle

Computer; Software engineering

(1) A period of time during which a set of events is completed.~(2) A set of operations that is repeated regularly in the same sequence, possibly with variations in each repetition; for example, a ...

recursion

Computer; Software engineering

(1) A process in which a software module calls itself.~(2) The process of defining or generating a process or data structure in terms of itself.

module

Computer; Software engineering

(1) A program unit that is discrete and identifiable with respect to compiling, combining with other units, and loading; for example, the input to, or output from, an assembler, compiler, linkage ...