1. Software failure
In the context of a software application, we would say that a failure occurs as soon as the behavior of the software application does not conform to its specification. This means that the failure of a software application can be detected by analyzing the application's output.
Since a software application does not wear out (no degradation), but can age, application failure is systematic. Failure is linked to one or more errors. Errors are internal to the software application and result from the propagation of other errors or the activation of a fault. A fault is precisely localized in a part of the software application. The activation of the fault generates an error which may result in failure or error propagation. Note that the origin of the fault is :
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Workshop B http://www.atelierb.eu
SCADE http://www.esterel-technologues.com/products/scade-suite
ECLIPSE http://www.eclipse.org
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VERIMAG on synchronous languages, in particular LUSTRE http://www-verimag.imag.fr/SYNCHRONE/index.php?page=lang-design
ESTEREL Technology markets the SCADE environment http://www.esterel-technologies.com/
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- Langage de programmation Ada - ANSI/MIL-STD-1815A - 1983
- Sécurité fonctionnelle des systèmes électriques électroniques programmables relatifs à la sécurité, norme internationale - IEC 61508 - 1998
- Functional safety. Safety Instrumented systems for the process sector – Parts 1-3 - IEC 61511 - 2003
- Nuclear power plants – Instrumentation and control important to safety – Software aspects of programmed...
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Decree 2006-1279 relating to safety of railway traffic and to interoperability of railway system (October 19, 2006)
Decree 2003-425 relating to safety of public guided transit (May 9, 2003)
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