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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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target machine
Computer; Software engineering
(1) The computer on which a program is intended to execute.~(2) A computer being emulated by another computer.
testability
Computer; Software engineering
(1) The degree to which a system or component facilitates the establishment of test criteria and the performance of tests to determine whether those criteria have been met.~(2) The degree to which a ...
complexity
Computer; Software engineering
(1) The degree to which a system or component has a design or implementation that is difficult to understand and verify. Contrast with: simplicity.~(2) Pertaining to any of a set of structurebased ...
correctness
Computer; Software engineering
(1) The degree to which a system or component is free from faults in its specification, design, and implementation.~(2) The degree to which software, documentation, or other items meet specified ...
offset
Computer; Software engineering
(1) The difference between the loaded origin and the assembled origin of a computer program.~(2) A number that must be added to a relative address to determine the address of the storage location to ...
relocation factor
Computer; Software engineering
(1) The difference between the loaded origin and the assembled origin of a computer program.~(2) A number that must be added to a relative address to determine the address of the storage location to ...
maintainability
Computer; Software engineering
(1) The ease with which a software system or component can be modified to correct faults, improve performance or other attributes, or adapt to a changed environment.~(2) The ease with which a ...
