Automated software clustering: An insight using cluster labels

Journal of Systems and Software

Volumn 79, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1632-1648

  Maqbool, O ^a   Babri, H A ^b  

^a LAHORE UNIVERSITY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Cluster labeling; Complete algorithm; Software clustering; Weighted combined algorithm

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; AUTOMATIC PROGRAMMING; COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE; COMPUTER SCIENCE; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; LEGACY SYSTEMS;

CLUSTER LABELING; COMPLETE ALGORITHMS; SOFTWARE CLUSTERING; WEIGHTED COMBINED ALGORITHMS;

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

EID: 33748146482     PISSN: 01641212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2006.03.013     Document Type: Article

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