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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

interest

Computer; Software engineering

Literally, a fee for renting money. Someone who borrows money from another is usually obligated to return the original amount borrowed plus some additional money. That additional money is the ...

capital gains

Computer; Software engineering

Passive increases in the value of a capital asset. The term “passive” means that the change in value is due not to the owner’s active involvement but to other, external reasons. If a person buys a ...

management review

Computer; Software engineering

A review to determine the project status as it applies to project plans, schedules, budget, staffing, training, and so forth. The monetary expenditures are compared with the budget, and differences ...

nonfunctional requirement

Computer; Software engineering

A software requirement that describes not what the software will do, but how the software will do it, for example, software performance requirements, software external interface requirements, ...

supporting process

Computer; Software engineering

A collection of work activities that supports the software development environment. Examples of supporting processes include software documentation, software quality assurance, software verification ...

rolling wave

Computer; Software engineering

A "just-in-time" method for analyzing the work to be done. For example, first, plan at the staff-week level for the next month, second, plan at the one month level for the following three quarters (9 ...

detailed design review (DDR)

Computer; Software engineering

A meeting at which a system, hardware, or software design is presented to project personnel, managers, users, customers, or other interested parties for comment or approval. The purpose of this ...

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