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Subject:RE: term need: regarding software development From:John Posada <jposada01 -at- yahoo -dot- com> To:Andrew Warren <awarren -at- synaptics -dot- com>, Donna Barbieri <barbieri_dj -at- hotmail -dot- com>, techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com Date:Mon, 12 Feb 2007 14:52:29 -0800 (PST)
extensible
--- Andrew Warren <awarren -at- synaptics -dot- com> wrote:
> Donna Barbieri wrote:
>
> > We are having trouble coming to agreement on the correct term to
> > describe software & Help systems that are built with future
> > expansion in mind. That is, software that is NOT built for
> one-time
> > release but that is built to allow for any modification,
> > enhancements, & future developments without requiring the need
> for
> > an entirely new architecture and core.
> >
> > Current term in use: Extensible (this beat out expandable and
> agile)
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
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