mythology

n 1: myths collectively; the body of stories associated with a

culture or institution or person

2: the study of myths

methodology

1. An organised, documented set of procedures

and guidelines for one or more phases of the {software life

cycle}, such as analysis or design. Many methodologies

include a diagramming notation for documenting the results of

the procedure; a step-by-step "cookbook" approach for carrying

out the procedure; and an objective (ideally quantified) set

of criteria for determining whether the results of the

procedure are of acceptable quality.

An example is The {Yourdon methodology}.

2. A pretentious way of saying "method".

(1995-04-10)