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methodology

 

  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Methodology  \Meth`od*ol"o*gy\,  n.  [Gr.  ?  method  +  -logy.] 
  The  science  of  method  or  arrangement;  a  treatise  on  method. 
  --Coleridge. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  methodology 
  n  1:  the  branch  of  philosophy  that  analyzes  the  principles  and 
  procedures  of  inquiry  in  a  particular  discipline  [syn:  {methodological 
  analysis}] 
  2:  the  system  of  methods  followed  in  a  particular  discipline 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  methodology 
 
  1.    An  organised,  documented  set  of  procedures 
  and  guidelines  for  one  or  more  phases  of  the  {software  life 
  cycle},  such  as  analysis  or  design.  Many  methodologies 
  include  a  diagramming  notation  for  documenting  the  results  of 
  the  procedure;  a  step-by-step  cookbook"  approach  for  carrying 
  out  the  procedure;  and  an  objective  (ideally  quantified)  set 
  of  criteria  for  determining  whether  the  results  of  the 
  procedure  are  of  acceptable  quality. 
 
  An  example  is  The  {Yourdon  methodology}. 
 
  2.  A  pretentious  way  of  saying  "method". 
 
  (1995-04-10)




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