Glossary
This glossary captures key terms that may be especially important for those who read the book in nonsequential order. Terms in italics are defined elsewhere in the glossary.
actor (from RUP)
Someone or something, outside the system (or business), that interacts with the system (or business).
agile modeling
An agile process, created by Scott Ambler, for modeling and documentation of software-based systems.
architecture (from RUP)
The highest-level concept of a system in its environment, according to IEEE. The architecture of a software system (at a given point in time) is its organization or structure of significant components interacting through interfaces; these components comprise successively smaller components and interfaces.
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