This glossary defines terms in the field ofSoftware Engineering. Topics covered includeaddressing; assembling, compiling,linking, loading; computer performanceevaluation; configuration management; datatypes; errors, faults, and failures; evaluationtechniques; instruction types; language types;libraries; microprogramming; operating systems;quality attributes; software documentation;software and system testing; softwarearchitecture; software development process;software development techniques; and softwaretools.Every effort has been made to include allterms that meet these criteria. Terms were excludedif they were considered to be parochialto one group or organization; company proprietaryor trademarked; multi-word termswhose meaning could be inferred from thedefinitions of the component words; or termswhose meaning in the computer field could bedirectly inferred from their standard Englishmeaning.This glossary is an update and expansion ofIEEE Std 729-1983, IEEE Standard Glossary ofSoftware Engineering Terminology (ANSI)L3I.l It increases the number of terms fromapproximately 500 to 1300, and updates orrefines the definitions of many termsincluded in the initial glossary. A few termsthat were included in the initial glossary havebeen moved to other glossaries in the 610series. Some definitions have been recast in asystem, rather than software, context. Everyeffort has been made to preserve the fine workthat went into the initial glossary.
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Revision Standard - Superseded.This IEEE Standards product is part of the family on Software Engineering. This standard identifies terms currently in use in the field of Software Engineering. Standard definitions for those terms are established.
