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Software reusability

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The work on reuse of software is reviewed, different types of reusable components are examined, the reuse technology is considered, and different directions of research of reusable software are described.

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  1. N. A. Sidorov
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Translated from Kibernetika, No. 3, pp. 46–50, May–June, 1989.

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Sidorov, N.A. Software reusability. Cybern Syst Anal 25, 340–346 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01069989

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