Software Testing Glossary

The sequence of events (paths) in the process of component or system implementation.

Type of static analysis based on the representation of sequences of events (paths) in the process of realization of the component or system.

Abstract representation of all possible sequences of events (paths) in the process of implementation of the component or system.

An approach to structure-based testing in which test cases are designed to execute specific sequences of events.

A metric that shows progress toward a defined criterion.

Software testing used to convert data from existing systems for their use in replacement systems.

A dashboard-style representation of the status of corporate performance data.

The total cost of quality related activities, which is often split into the prevention cost, appraisal cost, internal failure cost and external failure cost.

Acronym for commercial off-the-shelf software.

Level to which a certain element of the coating was tested by test suite. It is usually expressed as a percentage.