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software development life cycle (SDLC)   The general flow of creating a new software product; includes performing market research and business analysis, creating a plan and budget for implementing the software, programming, testing, releasing to the public, and then debugging the software.  
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alpha version   The first stage of testing a software product.  
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beta version   The second stage of testing a software product.  
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release to manufacturing (RTM) version   A final version of the software with all identified bugs reconciled so that the software can be duplicated and sold to the public or deployed to internal users.  
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bug   A computer industry term for a flaw or failure in software that causes it not to work as intended.  
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packaged software   Software saved to a physical medium such as a DVD and sold in a box or other package.  
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software suite   A collection of productivity software applications sold as one package that use tools common to all the products in the suite.  
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web-based software   Software that is hosted on an online provider’s website; you access it over the Internet using your browser. This type of software is not installed on your computer.  
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cloud computing   A model of delivery in which software is hosted on a provider’s website and you access it over the Internet using a browser; the source application software does not have to be installed in order to use the software. Also called utility computing.  
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software as a service (SaaS)   A software delivery model where a provider licenses an application to customers to use as a service on demand.  
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freeware   Software that is made available to use free of charge.  
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shareware   Software for which you pay a small fee.  
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source code   The programming code used to build a software product.  
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open source software   A type of software whose source code can be used, edited, and distributed by anybody.  
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software on demand   A software delivery model where a provider licenses an application to customers to use as a service on demand. Also called software as a service (SaaS).  
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GNU General Public License   A policy that specifies polices about creating open source software, including that source code has to be made available to all users and developers.  
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