Software Testing Glossary

Document that in a clear and precise manner describes the requirements, design, behavior or other characteristics of a component or system.

The input data for which result is described by the specification.

The ability of the software to avoid unexpected consequences of program code modification.

Testing technique which attempts to determine if an application will crash.

Error message hidden from user interface.

The model structure in which reaching the goals of a set of process areas establishes a level of maturity.

Formal, possibly mandatory, set of requirements developed and used to prescribe consistent approaches to the way of working or to provide guidelines.

Testing that complies to a set of requirements defined by a standard.

Diagram illustrating the states that a component or system can have, and showing the situation or the events leading to the transition from one state to another.

A table showing the resulting transitions for each state together with each possible event for both valid and invalid transitions.