Software Testing Glossary

The ability of a certain software to give a user a chance to draw a conclusion about the suitability of the product and how it can be used to perform specific tasks.

Tool that provides the environment for unit testing or component testing, in which can be tested in isolation and with the appropriate plugs and drivers.

Software verification and validation method in which a programmer tests if individual units of source code are fit for use.

Code that cannot be reached and executed.

Testing technique that verifies if assets created with older versions can be used properly and that user’s learning is not challenged.

Understandability and simplicity of software usage and its attractiveness for the users provided that the software is used under certain operating conditions.

Software testing to determine the degree of clarity, ease of learning and use, the attractiveness of the product to the user while using it in the desired operating conditions.

The sequence of operations in user and system interaction with a significant result.

Test development based on the use of the black box, in which test cases are generated for use cases.

Type of testing which is performed to check how user-friendly the application is.