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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Life cycle process

Computer; Software engineering

A set of interrelated activities that result in the development or assessment of software products. Each activity consists of tasks. The life cycle processes may overlap one another. For V&V ...

A form of decision analysis that balances competing components to achieve the best performance. Software's classic space-time trade-off is an example of optimization; an algorithm that runs faster ...

Detailed design phase

Computer; Software engineering

The software development lifecycle phase during which the detailed design process takes place, using the software system design and software architecture from the previous phase (architectural ...

Risk factor

Computer; Software engineering

A potential problem that would be detrimental to a planned activity, project, or program, characterised by the probability of problem occurrence (0 _ p _ 1) and a potential loss (of life, money, ...

Concept phase

Computer; Software engineering

(1) The period of time in the software development cycle during which the user needs are described and evaluated through documentation (for example, statement of needs, advance planning report, ...

Backward recovery

Computer; Software engineering

(1) The reconstruction of a file to a given state by reversing all changes made to the file since it was in that state.~(2) A type of recovery in which a system, program, database, or other system ...

Address format

Computer; Software engineering

(1) The number and arrangement of address fields in a computer instruction.~(2) The number and arrangement of elements within an address, such as the elements needed to identify a particular channel, ...