| Navigation analysis - | (Software Engineering) a Web engineering action that establishes how a user will navigate between various elements (e.g., content, functions) of a WebApp |
| Objects - | (Software Engineering) a named element of the problem domain containing data and processing |
| OCL (Object Constraint Language) - | (Software Engineering) a supplement to UML, this formal language allows a software engineer to construct unambiguous statements about the characteristics of various design model elements |
| Outsourcing - | (Software Engineering) contracting software work to a third party |
| Pair programming - | (Software Engineering) two people work together (side-by-side) to design and construct a software component, providing real-time problem solving and quality control. |
| PDL - | (Software Engineering) program design language; a combination of natural language with programming language-like constructs |
| Processing narrative - | (Software Engineering) a natural language description of a model (program component) |
| Project database - | (Software Engineering) the place where configuration items are kept |
| Project scope - | (Software Engineering) a statement of basic requirements of the software to be built |
| Project control - | (Software Engineering) the control of quality and change |