Analogical retrieval in reuse-oriented requirements engineering

Software Engineering Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 281-292

  Maiden, N A M ^a   Sutcliffe, A G ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DATA STRUCTURES; DATABASE SYSTEMS; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING; OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOFTWARE PROTOTYPING; SPECIFICATIONS;

ANALOGICAL REASONING THEORY; REQUIREMENTS ENGINEERING; SEMANTICS;

COMPUTER AIDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

EID: 0030232066     PISSN: 02686961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/sej.1996.0038     Document Type: Article

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