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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Fault secure

Computer; Software engineering

Pertaining to a system or component in which no failures are produced from a prescribed set of faults.

Origin

Computer; Software engineering

The address of the initial storage location assigned to a computer programme in main memory.

Throughput

Computer; Software engineering

The amount of work that can be performed by a computer system or component in a given period of time; for example, number of jobs per day.

Execution time

Computer; Software engineering

The amount of elapsed time or processor time used in executing a computer program. Note: Processor time is usually less than elapsed time because the processor may be idle (for example, awaiting ...

The amount of time a computer system spends performing tasks that do not contribute directly to the progress of any user task; for example, time spent tabulating computer resource usage for billing ...

Effective address

Computer; Software engineering

The address that results from performing any required indexing, indirect addressing, or other address modification on a specified address. Note: If the specified address requires no modification, it ...