20 Terms
Home > Industry/Domain > Computer; Software > 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.
Contributors in Software engineering
Software engineering
Restart point
Computer; Software engineering
A point in a computer programme at which execution can be restarted following a failure.
Checkpoint
Computer; Software engineering
A point in a computer programme at which programme state, status, or results are checked or recorded.
Inline code
Computer; Software engineering
A sequence of computer instructions that is physically contiguous with the instructions that logically precede and follow it.
Subprogram
Computer; Software engineering
A separately compilable, executable component of a computer program. Note: The terms "routine," "subprogram," and "subroutine" are defined and used differently in different programming languages; the ...
Differential dump
Computer; Software engineering
A selective dump of those storage locations whose contents have changed since some specified time or event.
Microprogram
Computer; Software engineering
A sequence of instructions, called microinstructions, specifying the basic operations needed to carry out a machine language instruction.
Calling sequence
Computer; Software engineering
A sequence of computer instructions and, possibly, data necessary to perform a call to another module.
Featured User
Featured blossaries
fawhash
0
Terms
1
Blossaries
0
Followers
Management terms a layman should know
Category: Business 1 3 Terms
3 Terms