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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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Software engineering
Call list
Computer; Software engineering
The ordered list of arguments used in a call to a software module.
Loop body
Computer; Software engineering
The part of a loop that accomplishes the loop's primary purpose.
Computer-aidedsoftware engineering (CASE)
Computer; Software engineering
The use of computers to aid in the software engineering process. May include the application of software tools to software design, requirements tracing, code production, testing, document generation, ...
Syntax
Computer; Software engineering
The structural or grammatical rules that define how the symbols in a language are to be combined to form words, phrases, expressions, and other allowable constructs.
Latency
Computer; Software engineering
The time interval between the instant at which an instruction control unit issues a call for data and the instant at which the transfer of data is started.
Prettyprinting
Computer; Software engineering
The use of indentation, blank lines, and other visual cues to show the logical structure of a program.
Infant mortality
Computer; Software engineering
The set of failures that occur during the early-failure period of a system or component.
