Metrology, measurement and metrics in software engineering

Proceedings - International Software Metrics Symposium

Volumn 2003-January, Issue , 2003, Pages 2-11

  Abran, A ^a   Sellami, A ^a   Suryn, W ^a  

^a ÉCOLE DE TECHNOLOGIE SUPÉRIEURE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Computer industry; Instruments; ISO; Knowledge engineering; Metrology; Position measurement; Software engineering; Software measurement; Software metrics; Vocabulary

Indexed keywords

INSTRUMENTS; KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING; MEASUREMENT THEORY; MEASUREMENTS; POSITION MEASUREMENT; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; UNITS OF MEASUREMENT;

COMPUTER INDUSTRY; ISO; SOFTWARE MEASUREMENT; SOFTWARE METRICS; VOCABULARY;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE;

EID: 84943143723     PISSN: 15301435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/METRIC.2003.1232451     Document Type: Conference Paper

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