Software Configuration Management Definitions

These are some definitions of Software Configuration Management which I've dug and found useful. I haven't had the time to post them all yet.

Configuration management (CM) is the process which controls the changes made to a system and manages the different versions of the evolving software. Configuration management involves the development and application of procedures and standards for managing an evolving system product.

Ian Sommerville, Software Engineering (Addison-Wesley, 1995).