Software Testing Glossary

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Condition Testing

It is development of tests by white-box method in which test cases are developed in order to check outcomes of conditions.

Confidence Interval

In managing project risks, the period of time within which a contingency action must be implemented in order to be effective in reducing the impact of the risk.

Configuration

Structure of a component or a system determined by the number, type, and the interrelationship of the component parts.

Configuration Control

An element of configuration management, which consists of assessment, coordination, approval or rejection, as well as changes to configuration after formal substantiate of identifying the configuration.

Configuration Identification

An element of configuration management consisting of selecting the configuration items for the system and fixing its functional and physical characteristics in technical documentation.

Configuration Item

It is combination of hardware and/or software designed to manage the configuration and considered in the process of configuration management as a separate entity.