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problem	has definition In the broad context of software engineering, a difficulty, challenge, need or desire faced by a customer that is to be solved by developing software
	has solution which will normally entail developing software, although you may decide that it is better to purchase software or to develop a non-software solution
	is a subtopic of 1.2 - What is Software Engineering?
	is a kind of subject
	should be written as a simple problem statement in one or two sentences

Kinds of problem :

• defect (6 kinds, 5 facts) (bug) - A flaw in any aspect of the system including the requirements, the design or the code, that contributes, or may potentially contribute, to the occurrence of one or more failures
• design issue (6 facts) - A sub-problem of an overall design problem
• failure (2 kinds, 9 facts) (bug) - An unacceptable behaviour exhibited by a system
• mistake (2 kinds, 2 facts)