EvaluationIn common usage, evaluation is a systematic determination and assessment of a subject's merit, worth and significance, using criteria governed by a set of standards. It can assist an organization, program, design, project or any other intervention or initiative to assess any aim, realisable concept/proposal, or any alternative, to help in decision-making; or to ascertain the degree of achievement or value in regard to the aim and objectives and results of any such action that has been completed.
Probabilistic risk assessmentProbabilistic risk assessment (PRA) is a systematic and comprehensive methodology to evaluate risks associated with a complex engineered technological entity (such as an airliner or a nuclear power plant) or the effects of stressors on the environment (probabilistic environmental risk assessment, or PERA). Risk in a PRA is defined as a feasible detrimental outcome of an activity or action. In a PRA, risk is characterized by two quantities: the magnitude (severity) of the possible adverse consequence(s), and the likelihood (probability) of occurrence of each consequence.
ExpenseAn expense is an item requiring an outflow of money, or any form of fortune in general, to another person or group as payment for an item, service, or other category of costs. For a tenant, rent is an expense. For students or parents, tuition is an expense. Buying food, clothing, furniture, or an automobile is often referred to as an expense. An expense is a cost that is "paid" or "remitted", usually in exchange for something of value. Something that seems to cost a great deal is "expensive".
Mission d'évaluation des politiques publiquesLa Mission d'évaluation des politiques publiques (MEPP) est un service rattaché à la Direction générale de la modernisation de l'État, placé sous l'autorité fonctionnelle du cabinet du Ministère du Budget, des Comptes publics, de la Fonction publique et de la Réforme de l'État et chargé de piloter les structures d'évaluation interne de l'administration. La Mission d’évaluation des politiques publiques doit supporter à l’échelle interministérielle la gouvernance de l'évaluation et la coordination des Comités ministériels d’évaluation (CME).
Programme informatiqueUn programme informatique est un ensemble d'instructions et d’opérations destinées à être exécutées par un ordinateur. Un programme source est un code écrit par un informaticien dans un langage de programmation. Il peut être compilé vers une forme binaire ou directement interprété. Un programme binaire décrit les instructions à exécuter par un microprocesseur sous forme numérique. Ces instructions définissent un langage machine.
