Software Testing Glossary

Measuring of reached covering in relation to a given element of the covering during the test run according to predefined criteria.

It is an entity or property used as a basis for test coverage, for example, equivalence partitions or operators in code.

The tool which provides an objective measurement of what structural elements (such as statements or branches) were tested by sets of tests.

An element necessary for an organization or project to achieve its mission.

A content-based model for test process improvement built EITP around twelve critical processes.

A software tool developed specifically for a set of users or customers.

It is a number of independent paths in a program.

Actions during which the system is compiled and collected a whole daily (usually at night), so that the integrated system is available at any time and includes all the latest changes.

A representation of dynamic measurements of operational performance for some organization or activity, using metrics represented via metaphores such as visual ‘dials’, ‘counters’, and other devices resembling those on the dashboard of an automobile, so that the effects of events or activities can be easily understood and related to operational goals.

Executable statement, in which the variable is assigned a certain value.