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aspect

aspect

4 7.7
A part of a program that adds tasks like keeping records or checking security across other parts
  • noun
  • /ˈæs.pɛkt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : aspecto
  • As a result, porting software to HiStar is relatively straightforward; code that does not interact with security aspects such as user management often requires no modification.
  • software aspect
  • program aspect

Examples

  • The security aspect of the software was emphasized to ensure that all data was protected from unauthorized access.

  • In order to encourage success and reinforce the RSSP protocol, the facilitator became trained to help with the technical aspects of the program.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Possible aspect change in target.

  • You can also check free and active changes to the aspect services.

    Blog text (5)
  • In this section, software-related aspects are described.

    Academic text (1999)
  • That may be remedied with the app enabled aspect which should be on the production model.

  • Various aspects of enrichment are presented, but concepts and issues related to acceleration are not.

    Academic text (1996)
  • In aspect-oriented programming, developers can apply the same aspect across multiple modules to handle cross-cutting concerns.

  • Using an aspect to handle logging allowed the team to keep their code clean while tracking user activity throughout the application.

Compounds

aspect ratio
  • Specialized
7 4.1

The width of an image or screen compared with its height

The way something looks to the eye

biopsych aspect
  • Specialized
9.3

A part that looks at how the body and mind affect each other

durative aspect
  • Specialized
9.9

A way in grammar to show an action or state keeps happening

liveware aspect
  • Specialized
9.9

The people part of a tech system, how they use and interact with it

imperfective aspect
  • Specialized
9.9

A verb form that shows an action is continuing, repeated, or not finished

inchoative aspect
  • Specialized
9.9

A verb form that shows an action or state is starting

iterative aspect
  • Specialized
9.8

A verb form that shows an action happens more than once

progressive aspect
  • Specialized
7.0

A verb form that shows an action or state is happening now

perfective aspect
  • Specialized
9.2

A way to show that a verb describes a finished action

How Integrated

weaving
  • Specialized
1 8.4
aspect
  • Specialized
4 7.7
patch
  • Specialized
75 3.8

Surface Forms

aspect singular
aspects plural

Etymology

The word aspect comes from Latin aspectus 'a view' or 'a side', and in computing people started to use it for a 'side' of a program that appears in many places. So an aspect in software is a separate 'side' like logging or security that you can add across the code.