On Abstraction in Software Verification
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We show that the precision of static abstract software checking algorithms can be enhanced by taking explicitly into account the abstractions that are involved in the design of the program model/abstract semantics. This is illustrated on reachability analysis and abstract testing.
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تاریخ انتشار 2002