Contains two glossaries of commonly-used terms. Select each letter for that part of the glossary.
Contains a list of the terminology used in requirements management, systems engineering and V&V (validation and verification), including terms used in model-based systems engineering (MBSE). The definitions of some of these terms are often the subject of debate. These are our definitions. If you disagree with any of them, please contact us to discuss! This list is not exhaustive.
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Data Dictionary |
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A collection of definitions for the data elements, structures, and attributes that are important to the problem domain. |
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Data Flow Diagram |
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An analysis model that depicts the processes, data collections, and flows among them that characterise the behaviour of a business process or of a software system. |
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Decision Rule |
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An agreed-upon way by which a body of people arrives at a decision. |
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Decision Table |
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A table that shows all combinations of values for a set of factors that influence a portion of a system’s behaviour and indicates the expected system action in response to each combination. |
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Decision Tree |
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An analysis model that graphically shows a system’s actions in response to all combinations of a set of factors that influence a portion of the system’s behaviour. |
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Dependency |
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A reliance that a project has on an external factor, event, or group outside its control. |
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Dialog Map |
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An analysis model that depicts a user interface architecture, showing the display elements and the navigations permitted between them. |
Contains a list of the principal terminology used in Cradle. This list is not exhaustive.