from
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)
AD/Cycle
<tool, product> Application Development cycle.
A set of {SAA}-compatible {IBM}-sponsored products for program
development, running on workstations accessing a central
repository on a {mainframe}. The stages cover requirements,
analysis and design, production of the application, building
and testing and maintenance. Technologies used include code
generators and {knowledge based systems} as well as languages
and debuggers.
(1994-10-24)