Feature (software design)

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The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers defines the term feature in IEEE 829 as "A distinguishing characteristic of a software item (e.g., performance, portability, or functionality)." ^[1].

Contents 1 Feature-rich 2 See also 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Feature-rich

A system is said to be feature-rich when it has many options and functional capabilities available to the user. Progressive disclosure is a technique applied to reduce the potential confusion caused by displaying a wealth of features at once.

[edit] See also

• Feature Oriented Programming
• Product Family Engineering
• Progressive disclosure
• Software design
• Software testing
• Application Lifecycle Management

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official IEEE website

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