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Indicator

Measure that provides an estimate or evaluation of specified attributes derived from a model with respect to defined information needs. [ ISO/IEC 15939, ISO/IEC 25000 ]

Other Definitions

Indicator [ ISO/IEC 9126-1, ISO/IEC 14598-1 ]: A measure that can be used to estimate or predict another measure.

Notes

Example: A flag or semaphore. [ ISO/IEC/IEEE 24765 ]
The predicted measure may be of the same or a different software quality characteristic. ISO/IEC 9126-1
Indicators may be used both to estimate software quality attributes and to estimate attributes of the development process. They are imprecise indirect measures of the attributes. ISO/IEC 9126-1

See also

Glossary:

Indicator Value

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