software metrics

noun

UK /ˈsɒftweə ˈmɛtrɪks/

US /ˈsɔftwɛr ˈmɛtrɪks/

Software metrics are numbers that help people see how good or how big a computer program is.

The team used software metrics to check if their new app was easy to fix.

SYNONYMS

code measurements program statistics software measures development indicators

RELATED WORDS

code quality bug count lines of code testing performance

OTHER MEANINGS

2. Numbers that show how much time and money a software project uses.

The manager tracked software metrics to keep the project on budget.

3. Ways to count how many mistakes are found in a program.

Software metrics showed fewer bugs after the update.

4. Scores that tell how hard a program is to understand and change.

High software metrics warned the team that the code was too complex.