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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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active redundancy
Computer; Software engineering
In fault tolerance, the use of redundant elements operating simultaneously to prevent, or permit recovery from, failures.
standby redundancy
Computer; Software engineering
In fault tolerance, the use of redundant elements that are left inoperative until a failure occurs in a primary element.
foreground
Computer; Software engineering
In job scheduling, the computing environment in which highpriority processes or those requiring user interaction are executed.
background
Computer; Software engineering
In job scheduling, the computing environment in which low-priority processes or those not requiring user interaction are executed.
microinstruction
Computer; Software engineering
In microprogramming, an instruction that specifies one or more of the basic operations needed to carry out a machine language instruction. Types include diagonal microinstruction; horizontal ...
local compaction
Computer; Software engineering
In microprogramming, compaction in which microoperations are not moved beyond the boundaries of the single entry, single exit sequential blocks in which they occur.
global compaction
Computer; Software engineering
In microprogramming, compaction in which microoperations may be moved beyond the boundaries of the single entry, single exit sequential blocks in which they occur.
