The act of desiderating. / Something desired.

plural of desideration

(software, design) A software design approach that prescribes that software designers should define formal, precise and verifiable interface specifications ("contracts") for software components that extend the ordinary definition of abstract data types with preconditions, postconditions and invariants.

(computing) The practice of planning for contingencies in the design stage of a project so as to make the misuse of the software impossible, or to minimise the negative consequences.

plural of desire path

Synonym of desire line

(electronics, communication, signal processing, mathematics, software testing) A mathematical and visual method of addressing problems associated with designing complex control, signal processing and communication systems.

A luxury brand name for a piece of clothing, other personal accessory item, automobile etc.

(zoology) Any spider in the family Desidae.

(computing) A document, used in the design of an IT project, that specifies the requirements from the viewpoint of the client and defines how these are actually fulfilled from a technical and organizational point of view