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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
serial
Computer; Software engineering
(1) Pertaining to the sequential transfer, occurrence, or processing of the individual parts of a whole, such as the bits of a character, using the same facilities for successive parts. Contrast ...
kernel
Computer; Software engineering
(1) That portion of an operating system that is kept in main memory at all times.~(2) A software module that encapsulates an elementary function or functions of a system.
address space
Computer; Software engineering
(1) The addresses that a computer program can access. Note: In some systems, this may be the set of physical storage locations that a program can access, disjoint from other programs, together with ...
software engineering
Computer; Software engineering
(1) The application of a systematic, disciplined, quantifiable approach to the development, operation, and maintenance of software; that is, the application of engineering to software.~(2) The study ...
software product
Computer; Software engineering
(1) The complete set of computer programs, procedures, and possibly associated documentation and data designated for delivery to a user.~(2) Any of the individual items in (1).
quality
Computer; Software engineering
(1) The degree to which a system, component, or process meets specified requirements.~(2) The degree to which a system, component, or process meets customer or user needs or expectations.
error
Computer; Software engineering
(1) The difference between a computed, observed, or measured value or condition and the true, specified, or theoretically correct value or condition. For example, a difference of 30 meters between a ...
