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OPTIMIZING [2 records]

Record 1 2017-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Office Automation
  • Computer Hardware
  • Software
DEF

The procedure used in the design of a system to maximize or minimize some performance index. May entail the selection of a component, a principle of operation, or a technique.

OBS

optimization: term and definition standardized by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bureautique
  • Matériel informatique
  • Logiciels
DEF

Mise en œuvre de techniques d'amélioration du rendement et de l'efficacité de dispositifs matériels ou logiciels.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ofimática
  • Equipo físico de computadora (Hardware)
  • Soporte lógico (Software)
DEF

Procedimiento utilizado en el diseño de un sistema, con objeto de hacer máximo o mínimo un determinado índice de comportamiento.

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Record 2 1996-11-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Informatics
OBS

Source(s): Software Engineering Institute.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Informatique
OBS

Modèle d'évolution des capacités logiciel (CMMsm).

Spanish

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