software control programs
1Software patents under the European Patent Convention — Computer programs, software and patent law Topics …
2Software build — In the field of computer software, the term software build refers either to the process of converting source code files into standalone software artifact(s) that can be run on a computer, or the result of doing so. One of the most important steps …
3Software engineering — (SE) is the application of a systematic, disciplined, quantifiable approach to the development, operation, and maintenance of software, and the study of these approaches; that is, the application of engineering to software.[1] It is the… …
4Software development process — Activities and steps Requirements Specification …
5Software versioning — is the process of assigning either unique version names or unique version numbers to unique states of computer software. Within a given version number category (major, minor), these numbers are generally assigned in increasing order and… …
6Software Distributor — (SD) is the Hewlett Packard company s name for their HP UX software package management system.SD provides a set of tools for creating packages that will install software on a system running the HP UX operating system. The packages can be grouped… …
7Software testing — is an empirical investigation conducted to provide stakeholders with information about the quality of the product or service under test [ [http://www.kaner.com/pdfs/ETatQAI.pdf Exploratory Testing] , Cem Kaner, Florida Institute of Technology,… …
8software — n. The programs a computer uses to perform particular tasks; applications. See also hardware The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. software …
9Software Asset Management — (SAM) is a business practice that involves managing and optimizing the purchase, deployment, maintenance, utilization, and disposal of software applications within an organization. According to the Information Technology Infrastructure Library… …
10Software prototyping — Software prototyping, a possible activity during software development, is the creation of prototypes, i.e., incomplete versions of the software program being developed.A prototype typically simulates only a few aspects of the features of the… …
