What does software engineering mean?

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soft·ware en·gi·neer·ing

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  1. software engineeringnoun

    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.

Wikipedia

  1. Software engineering

    Software engineering is the systematic application of engineering approaches to the development of software. Software engineering is a sub-field of computing science.

Wikidata

  1. Software Engineering

    Software engineering is the application of a systematic, disciplined, quantifiable approach to the design, development, operation, and maintenance of software, and the study of these approaches; that is, the application of engineering to software. In layman's terms, it is the act of using insights to conceive, model and scale a solution to a problem. The first reference to the term is the 1968 NATO Software Engineering Conference and was meant to provoke thought regarding the perceived "software crisis" at the time. Software development, a much used and more generic term, does not necessarily subsume the engineering paradigm. The generally accepted concepts of Software Engineering as an engineering discipline have been specified in the Guide to the Software Engineering Body of Knowledge. The SWEBOK has become an internationally accepted standard ISO/IEC TR 19759:2005. For those who wish to become recognized as professional software engineers, the IEEE offers two certifications. The IEEE certifications do not use the term Engineer in their title for compatibility reasons. In some parts of the US such as Texas, the use of the term Engineer is regulated only to those who have a Professional Engineer license. Further, in the United States starting from 2013, the NCEES Professional Engineer exam will be available for Software Engineering.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of software engineering in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of software engineering in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of software engineering in a Sentence

  1. Cody Irion:

    I had never even considered software engineering before I started it as a hobby because I grew up in Southern Illinois with race horses, i knew nothing about the industry other than I liked computers and I started learning it and realized I was pretty good at it.

  2. Alaina Percival:

    A large percentage of the male engineers I've met have said they got into coding by playing video games, so hopefully this will be a step in the right direction to getting young women and girls inspired to pursue careers in software engineering.

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