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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Methodology \Meth`od*ol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? method + -logy.]
The science of method or arrangement; a treatise on method.
--Coleridge.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
methodology
n 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
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]:
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)
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