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.

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Reusability

Computer; Software engineering

The degree to which a software module or other work product can be used in more than one computer programme or software system.

Severity

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The degree of impact that a requirement, module, error, fault, failure, or other item has on the development or operation of a system.

Precision

Computer; Software engineering

The degree of exactness or discrimination with which a quantity is stated; for example, a precision of 2 decimal places versus a precision of 5 decimal places.

Test coverage

Computer; Software engineering

The degree to which a given test or set of tests addresses all specified requirements for a given system or component.

Test criteria

Computer; Software engineering

The criteria that a system or component must meet in order to pass a given test.

Workload

Computer; Software engineering

The mix of tasks typically run on a given computer system. Major characteristics include inputloutput requirements, amount and kinds of computation, and com: puter--required. See model.