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What does “sound engineering” mean in this context: “Establishment and use of sound engineering principles to obtain economically software that is reliable and works on real machines efficiently”? How has Fritz Bauer’s name been seen “”?
What is software engineering? What is the name sound in this paragraph? It is not engineering.
It is only a music industry.
The first definition of sound in most dictionaries has to do with something auditory, from the Middle English soun and some Latin words. The second involves things that are free from defect or healthy, from the OE gesund. The Free Dictionary.
The writer is referring to the latter, namely engineering practices that are free from defect, trustworthy, marked by good judgment, or compatible with accepted points of view (definitions 1, 9, 10 and 11).
What is sound as an adjective, modifying engineering principles? In this sense, usually considered its second sense, sound means something like strong, secure, or reliable; or competent; or in good condition.
Is engineering principles reliable and safe, probably?
Sound:
Solid, firm; also : stable http://www.merriamwebster.com/.
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