Analysis
The
tracing of things to their source, and the resolving of knowledge into
its original principles.
A
resolution of anything, whether an object of the senses or of the
intellect, into its constituent or original elements; an examination of
the component parts of a subject, each separately, as the words which
compose a sentence, the tones of a tune, or the simple propositions
which enter into an argument.
An
investigation of the component parts of a whole.
The
abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts for study.
The
resolving of problems by reducing the conditions that are in them to
equations.
The
method of proof in which a known truth is sought as a consequence of a
series of deductions from that which is the thing to be proved.
Architecture
The art
or science of designing and building systems.
The
discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction.
The
overall design or structure of a computer system, including the hardware
and the software required to run it, especially the internal structure
of the microprocessor.
[Inclusive] The resolution of the tensions
and energies (or forces) between requirement constraints, technology
constraints, cost constraints, development, deployment, evolution and
disposition in the formation of a system.
Capability
A capacity to be used for a specific purpose.
Capacity
Ability to perform or produce; as a rate measure.
Community
Similarity or identity; Sharing, participation, and fellowship.
Component
A constituent element of a software system satisfying principles of
OOA/OOD, specifically as regards to interface enumeration &
packaging.
Construction
Synonym for Implementation.
Design
To
create or contrive for a particular purpose or effect.
A plan
or scheme formed in the mind of something to be done.
Idea
intended to be expressed in a visible form or carried into action.
The act
of working out the form of something.
[Inclusive] The realization of a given
architecture or higher level design. For every architecture there may
exist one or more distillations (or more concrete forms) which realize
most or all of the intentions of that architecture.
Domain
A sphere of concern with shared needs, process, methods, knowledge
and concepts;
Maturity
The degree of the development of a capability.
Repository
One that contains or is a store of something specified.
Software Productivity
The measure of the cost (time & effort) used to produce a measurable
outcome (e.g. function point) of a software artifact.
Software Quality
One of several measures of the performance of a software artifact or
software system. (e.g. MTBF of a software system, availability of a
software system, defects per unit (LOC, function point, interface,
class, module etc.), defect injection rate per unit of change.)
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