traceability matrix

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Noun

traceability matrix (plural traceability matrices or traceability matrixes)

  1. (software engineering) A document, usually in the form of a table, used to assist in determining the completeness of a relationship by correlating any two baselined documents with a many-to-many relationship comparison.
    Hypernym: matrix
    A requirements traceability matrix may be used to check if the current project requirements are being met, and to help in the creation of a request for proposal, software requirements specification, various deliverable documents, and project plan tasks.
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