Glossary

code block:: A group of sequentially executed statements with a single exit point.
conception stage:: The phase in which the programmer embodies his or her plan in a language-independent notation such as pseudocode or structure charts, which omit nonessential implementation details.
control-flow graph:: A directed graph in which executed statements (or procedures) are represented by the nodes and control-flow is represented by the arcs.

data-flow graph:: A directed graph in which assignments to and references to variables are represented by the nodes and information flow is represented by the arcs.
debugging:: The process of determining why a given set of inputs causes a nonacceptable behavior in a program and what must be changed to cause the behavior to be acceptable.
defect:: That aspect of the design or implementation that will result in a symptom.
desk checking:: The process of manually evaluating each statement in a program in the order in which they would be executed by a computer.
diachronic:: Literally, through time. A diachronic approach observes the evolution of something over a period of time.

expression stage:: The phase in which the programmer encodes the algorithm in a specific programming language, which includes all details necessary to compile and execute the program.

failure:: Synonymous with symptom.
fault:: Synonymous with defect.
filter:: A program that takes all of its input from the operating system standard input and sends...

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