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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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Fourth generation language (4GL)
Computer; Software engineering
A computer language designed to improve the productivity achieved by high order (third generation) languages and, often, to make computing power available to non-programmers. Features typically ...
Housekeeping operation
Computer; Software engineering
A computer operation that establishes or reestablishes a set of initial conditions to facilitate the execution of a computer program; for 'example, initializing storage areas, clearing flags, ...
Overhead operation
Computer; Software engineering
A computer operation that establishes or reestablishes a set of initial conditions to facilitate the execution of a computer program; for 'example, initializing storage areas, clearing flags, ...
Application-oriented language
Computer; Software engineering
A computer language with facilities or notations applicable primarily to a single application area; for example, a language for computerassisted instruction or hardware design.
Fifth generation language (5GL)
Computer; Software engineering
A computer language that incorporates the concepts of knowledge-based systems, expert systems, inference engines, and natural language processing.
Double-operand instruction
Computer; Software engineering
A computer instruction that contains two address fields. For example, an instruction to add the contents of A to the contents of B.
Immediate instruction
Computer; Software engineering
A computer instruction whose address fields contain the values of the operands rather than the operands' addresses.
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