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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Block

Computer; Software engineering

(1) A group of contiguous storage locations, computer programme statements, records, words, characters, or bits that are treated as a unit.~(2) To form a group as in (1).

Address

Computer; Software engineering

(1) A number, character, or group of characters that identifies a given device or storage location.~(2) To refer to a device or storage location by an identifying number, character, or group of ...

(1) A period of time during which a set of events is completed.~(2) A set of operations that is repeated regularly in the same sequence, possibly with variations in each repetition; for example, a ...

Document

Computer; Software engineering

(1) A medium, and the information recorded on it, that generally has permanence and can be read by a person or a machine. Examples in software engineering include project plans, specifications, test ...

Module

Computer; Software engineering

(1) A programme unit that is discrete and identifiable with respect to compiling, combining with other units, and loading; for example, the input to, or output from, an assembler, compiler, linkage ...

Patch

Computer; Software engineering

(1) A modification made directly to an object programme without reassembling or recompiling from the source program.~(2) A modification made to a source programme as a last-minute fix or ...

Label

Computer; Software engineering

(1) A name or identifier assigned to a computer programme statement to enable other statements to refer to that statement.~(2) One or more characters, within or attached to a set of data, that ...