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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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A word in a programming language whose meaning is fixed by the rules of that language and which, in certain or all contexts, cannot be used by the programmer for any purpose other than its intended ...
Syntactic error
Computer; Software engineering
A violation of the structural or grammatical rules defined for a language; for example, using the statement B + C =Ain Fortran, rather than the correct A = B + C.
Syntax error
Computer; Software engineering
A violation of the structural or grammatical rules defined for a language; for example, using the statement B + C =Ain Fortran, rather than the correct A = B + C.
Counter
Computer; Software engineering
A variable used to record the number of occurrences of a given event during the execution of a computer program; for example, a variable that records the number of times a loop is executed.
Operand
Computer; Software engineering
A variable, constant, or function upon which an operation is to be performed. For example, in the expression A = B + 3, B and 3 are the operands.
Formal parameter
Computer; Software engineering
A variable used in a software module to represent data or programme elements that are to be passed to the module by a calling module.
Instruction modifier
Computer; Software engineering
A word or part of a word used to alter a computer instruction.
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