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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idle

Computer; Software engineering

Pertaining to a system or component that is operational and in service, but not in use.

up

Computer; Software engineering

Pertaining to a system or component that is operational and in service. Such a system is either busy or idle.

busy

Computer; Software engineering

Pertaining to a system or component that is operational, in service, and in use.

real time

Computer; Software engineering

Pertaining to a system or mode of operation in which computation is performed during the actual time that an external process occurs, in order that the computation results can be used to control, ...

interactive

Computer; Software engineering

Pertaining to a system or mode of operation in which each user entry causes a response from or action by the system.

Pertaining to a system or mode of operation in which inputs are collected and processed all at one time, rather than being processed as they arrive, and a job, once started, proceeds to completion ...