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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Template |
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A pattern to be used as a guide for producing a complete document or other item. |
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Terminator |
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An object on a Context Diagram or a Data Flow Diagram that represents a user class, actor, software system, or hardware device that is external to the system being described but interfaces to it in some fashion. Also called an external entity. |
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A prototype that is created with the express intent of discarding it after it has served its purpose of clarifying and validating requirements and design alternatives. |
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Tracing (also Traceability) |
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The process of defining logical links between one system element (use case, functional requirement, business rule, design component, code module, test case, and the like) and another. |
Contains a list of the principal terminology used in Cradle. This list is not exhaustive.