Halstead (name)

Halstead may refer to the following:

• Maurice Howard Halstead (1929-1979): An American computer scientist best known for developing Halstead's Complexity Measures, also known as Software Science, a suite of metrics intended to quantify the complexity of computer programs. These measures analyze the number of distinct operators, total operators, distinct operands, and total operands within a program to derive metrics such as program difficulty, effort, and estimated length.

• A surname: Halstead is a surname of English origin. It is often a locational surname derived from places named Halstead in England, such as Halstead in Essex, or Halstead in Leicestershire. The place name likely comes from the Old English "healh" (nook, corner, or secret place) and "stede" (place).