🌁Software Engineering: Dynamic Analysis (Definitions)

"The process of operating a system or component under controlled conditions to collect measurements to determine and evaluate the characteristics and performance of the system or component." (Richard D Stutzke, "Estimating Software-Intensive Systems: Projects, Products, and Processes", 2005)

"The process of evaluating a system or component based on its behavior during execution." (Mark S Merkow & Lakshmikanth Raghavan, "Secure and Resilient Software Development", 2010)

"The process of evaluating the behavior (e.g., memory performance, CPU usage) of a system or component during execution." (Tilo Linz et al, "Software Testing Foundations” 4th Ed., 2014)

"The process of evaluating the behavior, e.g. memory performance, CPU usage, of a system or component during execution. (IEEE 610)