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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driver

Computer; Software engineering

(1) A software module that invokes and, perhaps, controls and monitors the execution of one or more other software modules.~(2) A computer program that controls a peripheral device and, sometimes, ...

automated verification system

Computer; Software engineering

(1) A software tool that accepts as input a computer program and a representation of its specification and produces, possibly with human help, a proof or disproof of the correctness of the ...

benchmark

Computer; Software engineering

(1) A standard against which measurements or comparisons can be made.~(2) A procedure, problem, or test that can be used to compare systems or components to each other or to a standard as in (1).~(3) ...

overlay

Computer; Software engineering

(1) A storage allocation technique in which computer program segments are loaded from auxiliary storage to main storage when needed, overwriting other segments not currently in use.~(2) A computer ...

glass box

Computer; Software engineering

(1) A system or component whose internal contents or implementation are known.~(2) Pertaining to an approach that treats a system or component as in (1).

white box

Computer; Software engineering

(1) A system or component whose internal contents or implementation are known.~(2) Pertaining to an approach that treats a system or component as in (1).

backup

Computer; Software engineering

(1) A system, component, file, procedure, or person available to replace or help restore a primary item in the event of a failure or externally caused disaster.~(2) To create or designate a system, ...