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IEEE Standards

For documentation beyond the source-code level, valuable sources of information are the IEEE (Institute for Electric and Electrical Engineers) Software Engineering Standards. IEEE standards are developed by groups composed of practitioners and academicians who are expert in a particular area. Each standard contains a summary of the area covered by the standard and typically contains the outline for the appropriate documentation for work in that area.

Several national and international organizations participate in standards work. The IEEE is a group that has taken the lead in defining software engineering standards. Some standards are jointly adopted by ISO (International Standards Organization), EIA (Electronic Industries Alliance), ...