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The Requirements Engineering terminology in different languages

The CPRE Glossary covers the core terms of Requirements Engineering. The definitions of the terms are generally given in English and have not been translated. This avoids any vagueness or room for interpretation that may result from translations. In addition, the terms of the CPRE Glossary are harmonized with the terminology of the ISTQB.

The online glossary corresponds to the version available for download and is the central reference for the CPRE Foundation Level and the CPRE Advanced Level. For the Advanced Level RE@Agile, a supplementary glossary that defines the terms for Requirements Engineering in the agile environment is available for download.

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Defect

CPRE Glossary

Synonym: bug, fault

An imperfection or deficiency in a ↑work product that impairs its intended use.
Design

CPRE Glossary
1. A plan or drawing produced to show how something will look, function or be structured before it is made.
2. The activity of creating a design.
3. A decorative pattern [This meaning does not apply in the software engineering ↑domain ].
Note:
1. In software product development, we distinguish between creative design which shapes the look and feel of the product, i.e., its perceivable form, function and quality, and technical design (also called software design) which determines the inner structure of the product, in particular the software architecture.
2. The creative design of products is also called product design.
3. The creative design of digital solutions is called digital design.
Domain

CPRE Glossary

A range of relevant things (for some given matter); for example, an ↑application domain .
Domain model

CPRE Glossary
A ↑model describing phenomena in an ↑application domain .
Note:
1. In RE, domain models are created with the intention to understand the ↑application domain in which a planned ↑system will be situated.
2. Static domain models specify (business) objects and their relationships in a ↑domain of interest.
3. Domain story models specify visual stories about how actors interact with devices, artifacts and other items in a ↑domain .
Domain requirement

CPRE Glossary

A ↑domain property in the ↑context of a ↑system that is required to hold.

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