Software Testing Glossary

A software tool that is available to all potential users in source code form, usually via the internet.

The ability of the software to be easy to operate and handle from the point of view of the end user.

Operational testing in phase of acceptance testing is usually performed by a user and / or an administrator in the environment, imitating real conditions of the working environment with a focus on functional aspects.

Hardware and software products that are installed on the user or the client side, where a component or system under test would be used.

It is presentation of a distinct set of tasks performed by a component or a system that can be based on user's behavior when interacting with the component or the system, indicating the probability of their occurrence.

It is statistical testing using a model of system operations (short-term operations) and the probability of their typical use.

The process of developing and implementing an operational profile.

It is testing conducted to evaluate a component or a system in its operational environment.

Two-dimensional array built with special mathematical properties so that when choosing any two columns of the array, to each member of the array corresponds to a pair of combinations.

A systematic approach to software testing of all pair combinations of variables using orthogonal arrays.