English Dictionary: 'methodology' | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for 'methodology' | |
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 The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
methodology 1. 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) |