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Varieties of Correctness

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When software does not work, does not conform to its speci_cation, it is said to be incorrect; it is said to contain mistakes or bugs. Some instances are infamous. Mistakes in the software controlling the radiation therapy machine Therac-25 had fatal consequences, mistakes in the guidance system software of Ariane 5 caused it to crash, and a mistake in AT&T’s software caused computer crashes.

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Turner, R. (2018). Varieties of Correctness. In: Computational Artifacts. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-55565-1_24

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