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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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Execution trace
Computer; Software engineering
A record of the sequence of instructions executed during the execution of a computer program. Often takes the form of a list of code labels encountered as the programme executes.
Variable trace
Computer; Software engineering
A record of the name and values of variables accessed or changed during the execution of a computer program.
Constant
Computer; Software engineering
A quantity or data item whose value cannot change; for example, the data item FIVE, with an unchanging value of 5.
Nondestructive read
Computer; Software engineering
A read operation that does not erase the data in the accessed location.
Deadlock
Computer; Software engineering
A situation in which computer processing is suspended because two or more devices or processes are each awaiting resources assigned to the others.
Multiple exclusive selective construct
Computer; Software engineering
A single-entry, single-exit multipleway branch that defines a control expression, specifies the processing to be performed for each value of the control expression, and returns control in all ...
Symbolic execution
Computer; Software engineering
A software analysis technique in which programme execution is simulated using symbols, such as variable names, rather than actual values for input data, and programme outputs are expressed as logical ...
