Maintenance




<programming> The modification of a software product, after delivery, to correct faults, to improve performance or other attributes, or to adapt the product to a changed environment.

Maintenance is an important part of the software life-cycle. It is expensive in manpower and resources, and one of the aims of software engineering is to reduce its cost.



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main loop
main memory
MAINSAIL
maintainer
maintainer script
3Station
AD/Cycle
Annual Change Traffic
asset management
back door
Maisie
major delivery
Majordomo
major release
Make