Software clone detection: A systematic review

Information and Software Technology

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1165-1199

  Rattan, Dhavleesh ^a   Bhatia, Rajesh ^b   Singh, Maninder ^c  

^a BABA BANDA SINGH BAHADUR ENGINEERING COLLEGE   (India)

^b DEENBANDHU CHHOTU RAM UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^c THAPAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Clone detection; Model based clone; Semantic clones; Software clone; Systematic literature review

Indexed keywords

CLONE DETECTION; CLONE DETECTION TECHNIQUES; EMPIRICAL EVALUATIONS; INTERMEDIATE REPRESENTATIONS; MODEL-BASED OPC; SOFTWARE CLONE DETECTION; SOFTWARE CLONES; SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW;

SEMANTICS;

CLONING;

EID: 84877921938     PISSN: 09505849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infsof.2013.01.008     Document Type: Review

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