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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.
Contributors in Software engineering
Software engineering
Instruction time
Computer; Software engineering
The time it takes a computer to fetch an instruction from memory and execute it.
Product engineering
Computer; Software engineering
The technical processes to define, design, and construct or assemble a product.
Crash
Computer; Software engineering
The sudden and complete failure of a computer system or component.
Software item
Computer; Software engineering
An aggregation of software, such as a computer programme or database that satisfies an end use function and is designated for purposes of specification, qualification testing, interfacing, ...
Organisational process asset (OPA)
Computer; Software engineering
An artefact that defines some portion of an organization's software project environment.
Object Management Group (OMG)
Computer; Software engineering
An international standards organisation that owns and maintains CORBA and UML standards.
Concept of operations analysis
Computer; Software engineering
The derivation and documentation of a system concept through the application of analysis.
