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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representation standard

Computer; Software engineering

A standard that describes the characteristics of portraying aspects of an engineering or management product.

description standard

Computer; Software engineering

A standard that describes the characteristics of product information or procedures provided to help understand, test, install, operate, or maintain the product.

occupational title standard

Computer; Software engineering

A standard that describes the characteristics of the general areas of work or profession.

method standard

Computer; Software engineering

A standard that describes the characteristics of the orderly process or procedure used in the engineering of a product or performing a service.

professional standard

Computer; Software engineering

A standard that identifies a profession as a discipline and distinguishes it from other professions.

thrashing

Computer; Software engineering

A state in which a computer system is expending most or all of its resources on overhead operations, such as swapping data between main and auxiliary storage, rather than on intended computing ...

A static analysis technique in which a designer or programmer leads members of the development team and other interested parties through a segment of documentation or code, and the participants ask ...