| Regression testing - | (Software Engineering) tests that are conducted repeated to ensure that a change has not introduced side effects |
| Requirements analysis - | (Software Engineering) a modeling activity whose objective is to understand what the customer really wants |
| Reverse engineering - | (Software Engineering) trying to develop design models or an understanding of design using program code as a starting point |
| Risk analysis - | (Software Engineering) a techniques for identifying and evaluating risks |
| Security testing - | (Software Engineering) testing tasks that probe the vulnerability of both client-side and server-side software |
| Side effects - | (Software Engineering) errors that occur because of changes |
| Six sigma - | (Software Engineering) a widely used strategy for statistical quality assurance |
| Smoke testing - | (Software Engineering) an integration testing approach that constructs and tests software on a daily basis |
| Software engineering - | (Software Engineering) a discipline that encompasses the process associated with software development, the methods used to analyze, design and test computer software, the management techniques associated with the control and monitoring of software projects and the tools used to support process, methods, and techniques. |
| Software quality assurance (SQA) - | (Software Engineering) a series of activities that assist an organization in producing high quality software |