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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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preprocessor
Computer; Software engineering
A computer program or routine that carries out some processing step prior to the primary process; for example, a precompiler or other routine that reformats code or data for processing.
precompiler
Computer; Software engineering
A computer program or routine that processes source code and generates equivalent code that is acceptable to a compiler. For example, a routine that converts structured FORTRAN to ANSI-standard ...
shell
Computer; Software engineering
A computer program or routine that provides an interface between the user and a computer system or program.
load module
Computer; Software engineering
A computer program or subprogram in a form suitable for loading into main storage for execution by a computer; usually the output of a linkage editor.
object module
Computer; Software engineering
A computer program or subprogram that is the output of an assembler or compiler.
assignment statement
Computer; Software engineering
A computer program statement that assigns a value to a variable; for example, Y := X -5.
