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customer (client)
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customer	is a synonym of client
	has definition A person who make decisions about ordering and paying for software (in contrast to user); customers are those who have the problem that is being solved by the development of software
	demands new and updated software
	expects software to be of high quality and to be produced rapidly
	has goal either to increase profits or to run their business more effectively
	is a subtopic of 1.4 - Stakeholders in Software Engineering
	is concerned with efficiency
	is concerned with reliability
	is a kind of person
	is a kind of stakeholder
	likes software that helps their organization save or make money, typically by making the users and the organization as a whole more productive
	makes decisions about ordering and paying for the software
	may be a user of software
	often want to understand the architecture so they can be confident the software is being designed well and can monitor development progress
	should be involved in requirements analysis, user interface design and deployment, and also may play a role in design, quality assurance and project management
	should be made to feel involved in the software engineering process resulting in fewer mistakes being made and greater acceptance of the finished product
	wants software that solves problems at an acceptable cost in terms of money paid and resources used
stakeholder	must agree on requirements

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