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IEEE 1016-1998, also known as the 1016 Standard for Software Design Description is an IEEE standard that specifies the form of the document used to specify system architecture and application design in a software related project.

The Document should contain at least the following chapters:
# INTRODUCTION
## Design Overview
## Requirements Traceability Matrix
# SYSTEM ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
## Chosen System Architecture
## Discussion of Alternative Designes
## System Interface Description
# DETAIL DESCRIPTION OF COMPONENTS
## Component n
## Component n+1
# USER INTERFACE DESIGN
## Description of the User Interface
### Screen Image
### Objects and Actions
# ADDITIONAL MATERIAL

IEEE Standards related to Software Engineering are well described in "Software Engineering ''An Object-Oriented Perspective''" from Eric J. Braude (ISBN 0-471-32208-3)