What do you mean by COTS? Finally, a useful answer

David Carney; Fred Long

doi:10.1109/52.841700

What do you mean by COTS? Finally, a useful answer

David Carney, Fred Long

Department of Computer Science

Software Engineering Institute

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Abstract

The use of handy acronyms, such as COTS, can be a convenience, but it can also lead to confusion and misunderstanding. Instead of trying further to reach an absolute definition, a mechanism that lets one to characterize software products and components in a reasonably specific manner is proposed. This mechanism is easy to use, its sole constraint is a willingness to avoid applying simple labels.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	83-86
Number of pages	4
Journal	IEEE Software
Volume	17
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/52.841700
Publication status	Published - Mar 2000

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