The abbreviation DSI stands for Delivered Source Instruction in the military field, especially in the US. You can find more abbreviations starting with DS here. Also take a look at our list with military acronyms.
The Instruction From the Source Code
The Delivered Source Instruction is the instruction of the delivered source code: the lines of the software that the contractor delivers. DSI is the unit of the software delivery – the countable measure of the code.
Why Source Code Is Counted
Software contracts define the scope: how much code is delivered, how much is new, how much is changed. The source instructions are the countable unit – and the basis of the acceptance and the payment. The DSI makes the software measurable.
DSI appears in this meaning mainly in software procurement documentation. The abbreviation belongs to the vocabulary of the software acquisition – where the code is the deliverable.
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