Software Testing Glossary

A measure that can be used to estimate or predict another measure.

A path that cannot be verified by any set of possible input values.

Review, which is not based on a formal documented procedure.

The phase within the IDEAL model where the groundwork is laid for a successful improvement effort.

Variable (stored inside or outside the component), reads by the component.

Set from which the correct settings can be selected.

Exemplar of entrance.

Testing performed by people who are co-located with the project team but are not fellow employees.

Type of an equal analysis based on visual inspection of the documents to find errors.

Quality assurance work that focuses on what customers will need to do to install and set up the new software successfully.