UP Last modified: Friday, June 23, 2006
Short for Unified Process, a a software development process for building object-oriented systems. The Unified Process primarily focuses on Object-Oriented design, using UML as a modeling language. UP combines commonly accepted best practices, such as an iterative lifecycle and risk-driven development, into a cohesive and well-documented description. [Adapted from Iterative Development and The Unified Process (PDF)] Unified Process may refer specifically to Rational Unified Process (RUP) or Agile Unified Process (AUP).
•E-mail this definition to a colleague• For internet.com pages about UP . Also check out the following links! Developer.com  Contains resources, tools, articles, discussion areas, and events of interest to Internet/intranet developers. Directories include: ActiveX, Java, JavaBeans, JavaScript, Microsoft and .NET, open source and VRML. Iterative Development and The Unified Process (PDF)  Informally, a software development process describes an approach to building, deploying, and possibly maintaining software. The Unified Process has emerged as a popular software development process for building object-oriented systems.	Programming Programming Tools Software application object oriented program programmer RUP software UML Give Us Your Feedback