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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Programmer manual

Computer; Software engineering

A document that provides the information necessary to develop or modify software for a given computer system. Typically described are the equipment configuration, operational characteristics, ...

Diagnostic manual

Computer; Software engineering

A document that presents the information necessary to execute diagnostic procedures for a system or component, identify malfunctions, and remedy those malfunctions. Typically described are the ...

Design description

Computer; Software engineering

A document that describes the design of a system or component. Typical contents include system or component architecture, control logic, data structures, input/ output formats, interface ...

Memory dump

Computer; Software engineering

A display of the contents of all or part of a computer's internal storage, usually in binary, octal, or hexadecimal form.

Test report

Computer; Software engineering

A document that describes the conduct and results of the testing carried out for a system or component.

Absolute loader

Computer; Software engineering

A loader that reads absolute machine code into main memory, beginning at the initial address assigned to the code by the assembler or compiler, and performs no address adjustments on the code.

Relative loader

Computer; Software engineering

A loader that reads relocatable code into main memory and adjusts the addresses in the code to reflect the storage locations into which the code has been loaded.