Environment (glossary)

(1) anything affecting a subject system or affected by a subject system through interactions with it, or anything sharing an interpretation of interactions with a subject system. (IEEE 1175.1-2002 (R2007), 3.6)

(2) the configuration(s) of hardware and software in which the software operates (ISO 9127:1988, 3.2.8)

(3) the circumstances, objects, and conditions that surround a system to be built (IEEE 1998b, Section 3.9)

(4) the circumstances, objects, and conditions that will influence the completed system; (IEEE 1998a, Section 3.9)

(5) a concept space, i.e., an area in which a concept has an agreed-to meaning and one or more agreed-to names that are used for the concept; (IEEE 1320.2-1998 (R2004), 3.1.57)

(6) The surroundings (natural or man‐made) in which the system‐ofinterest is utilized and supported; or in which the system is being developed, produced or retired. (INCOSE 2010)

Source

(1) (IEEE 1175.1-2002 (R2007), 3.6)<

(2) (ISO 9127:1988, 3.2.8)

(3) IEEE. 1998. IEEE Guide for Developing System Requirements Specifications. Washington, DC: Institute of Electrical and Electronics (IEEE), IEEE 1233-1998.

(4) IEEE. 1998. IEEE Guide for Information Technology -- System Definition -- Concepts of Operations (ConOps) Documentation. Piscataway, NJ, USA: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), IEEE Std 1362-1998.

(5) (IEEE 1320.2-1998 (R2004)

(6) INCOSE. 2010. INCOSE Systems Engineering Handbook, version 3.2. San Diego, CA, USA: International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE), INCOSE-TP-2003-002-03.2.