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SAFETY-CRITICAL SOFTWARE [1 record]

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Record 1 2013-06-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Software
  • Security
DEF

Software that falls into one or more of the following categories: a) software whose inadvertent response to stimuli, failure to respond when required, response out-of-sequence, or response in combination with other responses can result in an accident; b) software that is intended to mitigate the result of an accident; c) software that is intended to recover from the result of an accident. [IEEE 1228-1994 (R2002) IEEE Standard for Software Safety Plans, 3.1.4]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Logiciels
  • Sécurité

Spanish

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