from
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)
domain engineering
<systems analysis> 1. The development and evolution of
{domain} specific knowledge and artifacts to support the
development and evolution of systems in the domain. Domain
engineering includes engineering of {domain models},
components, methods and tools and may also include {asset
management}.
2. The engineering process of analysing and modelling a
domain, designing and modelling a generic solution
architecture for a product line within that domain,
implementing and using reusable components of that
architecture and maintaining and evolving the domain,
architecture and implementation models.
3. A reuse-based approach to defining the scope ({domain
definition}), specifying the structure ({domain architecture})
and building the Assets (requirements, designs, software code,
documentation) for a class of systems, subsystems or
applications. Domain engineering can include domain
definition, domain analysis, developing the domain
architecture domain implementation.