Foundation (2018) Terms
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scrum
See Also: Agile software development
An iterative incremental framework for managing projects commonly used with Agile software development.
security
Ref: After ISO 25010
The degree to which a component or system protects information and data so that persons or other components or systems have the degree of access
appropriate to their types and levels of authorization.
security testing
Testing to determine the security of the software product.
sequential development model
A type of development lifecycle model in which a complete system is developed in a linear way of several discrete and successive phases with no overlap
between them.
service virtualization
A technique to enable virtual delivery of services which are deployed, accessed and managed remotely.
session-based testing
An approach to testing in which test activities are planned as uninterrupted sessions of test design and execution, often used in conjunction with
exploratory testing.
severity
The degree of impact that a defect has on the development or operation of a component or system.
simulation
Ref: ISO 2382
The representation of selected behavioral characteristics of one physical or abstract system by another system.
simulator
Ref: ISO 24765
A device, computer program or system used during testing, which behaves or operates like a given system when provided with a set of controlled inputs.
software
Ref: ISO 24765
Computer programs, procedures, and possibly associated documentation and data pertaining to the operation of a computer system.
software development lifecycle
The activities performed at each stage in software development, and how they relate to one another logically and chronologically.
software lifecycle
The period of time that begins when a software product is conceived and ends when the software is no longer available for use. The software lifecycle
typically includes a concept phase, requirements phase, design phase, implementation phase, test phase, installation and checkout phase, operation and
maintenance phase, and sometimes, retirement phase. Note these phases may overlap or be performed iteratively.