| Line-of-code metrics - | (Software Engineering) measures of quality or productivity that are normalized using lines of code produced |
| Maintainability - | (Software Engineering) the degree to which a program is amenable to change |
| Make-buy decision - | (Software Engineering) determining whether software should be built internally, acquired, contracted or built from reusable components |
| Modular design - | (Software Engineering) a design approach that stresses modularity |
| Modularity - | (Software Engineering) an attribute of a design that leads to the creation of high quality program components |
| 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 |
| Object-oriented analysis (OOA) - | (Software Engineering) a technique for defined classes of objects, their relationships and basic structure |
| 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. |
| Paper prototype - | (Software Engineering) a paper representation of an application (e.g., story boards that describe the interaction at a human interface) |