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'''Software engineering''' is the application of a systematic, disciplined, quantifiable approach to the development, operation, and maintenance of [[software]].<ref>“IEEE Standard Glossary of Software Engineering Terminology,” [[IEEE]] std 610.12-1990, 1990, quoted at the beginning of Chapter 1: Introduction to the guide {{cite web|url=http://www.swebok.org/swebokcontents-ch1.html#ch1 |title=Guide to the Software Engineering Body of Knowledge|date=February 6, 2004|accessdate=2008-02-21}}</ref> It encompasses techniques and procedures, often regulated by a [[software development process]], with the purpose of improving the reliability and maintainability of software systems.<ref>{{cite book | last = Pecht | first = Michael | coauthors = | year = 1995