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Program comprehension

Program comprehension (also program understanding or code comprehension) is a domain of computer science concerned with the ways software engineers maintain existing source code. The cognitive and other processes involved are identified and studied. The results are used to develop tools and training.

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Program comprehension → Comprehension During Software Maintenance, Evolution, Titles, Using

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program comprehension software code also understanding computer maintenance include source domain science concerned ways engineers maintain existing cognitive processes involved

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Program comprehensionrelated to Theories of program comprehensionTitles0.60section
Program comprehensionrelated to Theories of program comprehensionUsing0.60section
Program comprehensionrelated to Theories of program comprehensionComprehension During Software Maintenance0.60section
Program comprehensionrelated to Theories of program comprehensionEvolution0.60section

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