Software Specification Task

A Software Specification Task is a software engineering task that produces formal specifications to define software system requirements and software system behavior.

• AKA: Software Requirements Specification Task, System Specification Task, Specification Development Task, Software Definition Task.
• Context:
  • It can typically define Software Functional Requirements through software specification languages and software specification notations.
  • It can typically specify Software Non-Functional Requirements via software performance constraints and software quality attributes.
  • It can typically establish Software Interface Specifications using software API definitions and software protocol descriptions.
  • It can typically document Software Behavior Specifications through software state diagrams and software sequence diagrams.
  • It can typically create Software Data Specifications via software data models and software schema definitions.
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  • It can often validate Software Specification Completeness through software specification reviews and software specification testing.
  • It can often ensure Software Specification Consistency via software specification analyzers and software specification checkers.
  • It can often maintain Software Specification Traceability through software requirement tracking and software specification versioning.
  • It can often support Software Specification Evolution via software specification refinement and software specification updates.
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  • It can range from being an Informal Software Specification Task to being a Formal Software Specification Task, depending on its software specification rigor.
  • It can range from being a High-Level Software Specification Task to being a Detailed Software Specification Task, depending on its software specification granularity.
  • It can range from being a Static Software Specification Task to being an Executable Software Specification Task, depending on its software specification validation method.
  • It can range from being a Natural Language Software Specification Task to being a Formal Language Software Specification Task, depending on its software specification notation.
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  • It can precede Software Design Tasks for software architecture definition.
  • It can inform Software Programming Tasks for software implementation guidance.
  • It can guide Software System Verification Tasks for software testing criteria.
  • It can support Software Prototyping Tasks for software concept validation.
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• Example(s):
  • Requirements Software Specification Tasks, such as:
    • User Story Specification Task for agile software requirements.
    • Use Case Specification Task for software interaction scenarios.
    • Business Requirements Specification Task for software business rules.
  • Interface Software Specification Tasks, such as:
    • API Specification Task for software service interfaces.
    • Protocol Specification Task for software communication standards.
    • Data Format Specification Task for software data exchange.
  • Behavioral Software Specification Tasks, such as:
    • State Machine Specification Task for software state transitions.
    • Process Specification Task for software workflow definitions.
    • Algorithm Specification Task for software computation logic.
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • Software Implementation Tasks, which create software code rather than software specifications.
  • Software Documentation Tasks, which describe existing systems rather than specify future systems.
  • Software Testing Tasks, which verify software behavior rather than specify software requirements.
• See: Software Engineering Task, Software Design Task, Software Requirements, Software System Verification Task, Design-First Development Platform, Code-First Development Tool, Software Prototyping Task.

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