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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preliminary design

Computer; Software engineering

(1) The process of analyzing design alternatives and defining the architecture, components, interfaces, and timing and sizing estimates for a system or component.~(2) The result of the process in ...

functional design

Computer; Software engineering

(1) The process of defining the working relationships among the components of a system.~(2) The result of the process in (1).

(1) The process of extracting the essential characteristics of data by defining data types and their associated functional characteristics and disregarding representation details.~(2) The result of ...

maintenance

Computer; Software engineering

(1) The process of modifying a software system or component after delivery to correct faults, improve performance or other attributes, or adapt to a changed environment.~(2) The process of retaining ...

requirements analysis

Computer; Software engineering

(1) The process of studying user needs to arrive at a definition of system, hardware, or software requirements.~(2) The process of studying and refining system, hardware, or software requirements.

implementation

Computer; Software engineering

(1) The process of translating a design into hardware components, software components, or both.~(2) The result of the process in (1).

forward recovery

Computer; Software engineering

(1) The reconstruction of a file to a given state by updating an earlier version, using data recorded in a chronological record of changes made to the file.~(2) A type of recovery in which a system, ...