Glossaries Glossary - IEEE to Inspection

Contains two glossaries of commonly-used terms. Select each letter for that part of the glossary.

Systems Engineering 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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IEEE
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. A professional society that maintains a set of standards for managing and executing software and systems engineering projects.
Includes Relationship
A construct in which several steps that recur in multiple use cases are factored out into a separate use case, which the parent use cases then invoke when needed.
Inspection
A type of peer review that involves a trained team of individuals who follow a well-defined and rigorous process to examine a work product carefully for defects.