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SWE is an acronym that can refer to several different concepts across technology, professional organizations, and international codes. Because it spans multiple domains, the intended meaning is usually clear from context.

Software engineering is one of the most common uses of SWE. It denotes the discipline that applies engineering principles to the development, operation, and maintenance of software. Software engineering encompasses requirements gathering, system design, implementation, verification, deployment, and lifecycle management, with an emphasis on reliability, scalability, and quality.

SWE also stands for the Society of Women Engineers, a professional nonprofit organization founded in 1950 in the United States to support women in engineering and technical fields. It provides scholarships, mentoring, networking opportunities, career resources, and hosts events and conferences to promote diversity and retention in STEM.

In international contexts, SWE is the ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code for Sweden. It is used in data standards, sports affiliations (as the FIFA and IOC code for Sweden), and other coding schemes to represent the nation in a compact form. The country’s official internet domain is .se, not SWE, but SWE appears in some codes and listings.

Other uses may exist in specialized fields, projects, or systems, and new meanings can emerge as abbreviations evolve.