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Methodology : (noun)
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
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Methodology : \Meth`od*ol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? method _ -logy.]
The science of method or arrangement; a treatise on method.
--Coleridge.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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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)
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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