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Systems development life cycle
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<p>In <a href="/facts/Systems_engineering/gFwRmkDp">systems engineering</a>, <a href="/facts/Information_system/apcSzFLh">information systems</a> and <a href="/facts/Software_engineering/KX6cE9kz">software engineering</a>, the systems development life cycle (SDLC), also referred to as the application development life cycle, is a process for planning, creating, testing, and deploying an <a href="/facts/Information_system/apcSzFLh">information system</a>. The SDLC concept applies to a range of hardware and software configurations, as a system can be composed of hardware only, software only, or a combination of both. There are usually six stages in this cycle: requirement analysis, design, development and testing, implementation, documentation, and evaluation. </p>