| High-order tests - | (Software Engineering) black-box tests conducted once the software has been integrated |
| Integration testing - | (Software Engineering) a testing step that constructs the software while testing it |
| Integration - | (Software Engineering) the specific approach to integration testing |
| Loop testing - | (Software Engineering) a white box testing technique that exercises program loops |
| Maintainability - | (Software Engineering) the degree to which a program is amenable to change |
| Modularity - | (Software Engineering) an attribute of a design that leads to the creation of high quality program components |
| 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) |
| Reusability - | (Software Engineering) the ability to reuse an already-existing program component in another application |