DEFINITIONS


  • Abstraction level: distance from assembly language features
  • Compiler checking: type checks
  • Compiler validation: formal testing of compiler vs test case
  • Concurrency: semantic support for multi-threaded processing
  • Determinism: guarantees of timing, ordering, no priority inv.
  • Distribution: support for multi-computer platforms
  • Encapsulation: ability to hide implementation detail from user
  • Error handling: formal support for detecting & handling errors
  • Inheritance: composition from previous types and operations
  • Low-level operations: bit, byte, address & register operations
  • Library consistency: compiler detection of obsolete code units
  • Polymorphism: same operation on multiple entities, e.g., data types
  • Readability: clarity of written code
  • Real-time: type time, scheduling, priorities, synchronization
  • Run-time checks: out-of-range, type compatibility checks at dispatch time
  • Standardization: formal process of acceptance


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From the Script: SLIDE 69 - Definitions

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