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Software maintenance

Software maintenance is the modification of software after delivery.

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Software life cycle

Categories of software maintenance

Maintainability

Workforce

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Software maintenance

Nodes56
Edges55
Triples58
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.035714
Components1

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Software maintenance

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related to Alternatives to maintenance · 16
Software maintenance → After, As, Databases, Discarding, Freezing, However, In, Migrating, Migration, Often, Other, Outsourcing, The, This, When, Wrapping
related to Software life cycle · 9
Software maintenance → COTS, Despite, If, Its, Most, Other, Post-release, SMLC, Unlike
related to Maintainability · 8
Software maintenance → According, Halstead, ISO/IEC, Maintainability, Many, McCabe, One, Technical
related to history · 7
Software maintenance → Canning, Iceberg, In, One, The, The Maintenance, This
related to Categories of software maintenance · 4
Software maintenance → According, At, ISO/IEC, The
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Software maintenance → modification of software after delivery.Software maintenance is often considered lower skilled and less rewarding than new development

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software maintenance code development often maintainability change new system functionality existing testing may cycle legacy team typically requirements modification product

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Software maintenanceis amodification of software after delivery.Software maintenance is often considered lower skilled and less rewarding than new development0.90text
using clear functioninstance ofFollowing coding conventions0.80text
variable names that correspond to their purpose makes understanding easierinstance ofFollowing coding conventions0.80text
user experienceinstance ofenhancement of software after delivery to improve qualities0.80text
processing efficiencyinstance ofenhancement of software after delivery to improve qualities0.80text
and maintainabilityinstance ofenhancement of software after delivery to improve qualities0.80text
the United Statesinstance ofThe typical sources of outsourcing are developed countries0.80text
the United Kingdominstance ofThe typical sources of outsourcing are developed countries0.80text
Japaninstance ofThe typical sources of outsourcing are developed countries0.80text
and Australiainstance ofThe typical sources of outsourcing are developed countries0.80text
while destinations are usually lower-cost countries such as Chinainstance ofThe typical sources of outsourcing are developed countries0.80text
Indiainstance ofThe typical sources of outsourcing are developed countries0.80text

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