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software archaeology

software archaeology noun: the study of poorly documented or undocumented legacy software implementations, as part of maintaining those systems.

Noun

software archaeology (uncountable)

  1. The study of poorly documented or undocumented legacy software implementations, as part of maintaining those systems.

Questions about software archaeology

What does software archaeology mean?
Software archaeology means the study of poorly documented or undocumented legacy software implementations, as part of maintaining those systems.
What part of speech is software archaeology?
Software archaeology is a noun.

Words near software archaeology in the dictionary

  1. softsynths
  2. softtail
  3. softtails
  4. softwall
  5. software
  6. software archaeology
  7. software architect
  8. software architects
  9. software architecture
  10. software assurance
  11. software configuration management

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