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• (1) A discipline whose objectives are to define, create, and apply a welldefined methodology that addresses a software life cycle of planning, development, and maintenance. (2) The application of a systematic, disciplined, quantifiable approach to the development, operation, and maintenance of software, that is, the application of engineering to software.

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  Software Engineering. (n.d.). MDA Glossary. Retrieved February 4, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/software-engineering.

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  Software Engineering. www.mda.mil. MDA Glossary. DoD Missile Defense Agency. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/software-engineering (accessed: February 4, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Software Engineering." MDA Glossary. DoD Missile Defense Agency. 4 February. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/software-engineering.

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