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.

Industry: Computer; Software

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Interface requirement specification (IRS)

Computer; Software engineering

Documentation that specifies requirements for interfaces between systems or components. These requirements include constraints on formats and timing.

Requirements flow down

Computer; Software engineering

The systematic decomposition of system requirements into allocated and derived requirements, appropriately assigned to low-level functional components.

Risk reduction

Computer; Software engineering

Reducing the probability and/or potential impact of a risk factor. Risk reduction might involve research, prototyping, and other means of exploration.

Test design specification

Computer; Software engineering

A document specifying the details of the test approach for a software feature or combination of software features and identifying the associated tests.

Functional audit

Computer; Software engineering

An audit that is held prior to software delivery in order to verify that all requirements specified in the software requirements document have been met.

Contractor

Computer; Software engineering

In an engineering project, these are third party individuals or companies brought in to work on the software design, programming, testing, or integration.

Derived requirement

Computer; Software engineering

In system/software system engineering (requirements), a lower level requirements that is determined to be necessary for a top-level requirement to be met.