| Detail design - | (Software Engineering) a design activity that focuses on the creation of an algorithm |
| Documentation - | (Software Engineering) descriptive information |
| Documents - | (Software Engineering) deliverables produced as part of the software engineering process |
| Domain analysis - | (Software Engineering) an object-oriented software engineering activity that attempts to identify classes that are relevant to an entire application domain, rather than a specific application |
| Effort - | (Software Engineering) the work-time product (e.g., person-days) associated with a project |
| Engineering change order (ECO) - | (Software Engineering) a mini-specification that describes the technical aspects of a change |
| Enhancement - | (Software Engineering) an extension of functional or performance requirements |
| Equivalence partitioning - | (Software Engineering) a black-box testing method |
| Errors - | (Software Engineering) a lack of conformance found before software is delivered to the customer |
| Estimation - | (Software Engineering) a project planning activity that attempts to project effort and cost for a software project |