Software Testing Glossary

Set of test scripts derived from the internal structure of a component or specification intended to persuade the 100% achievement of specified criteria covering.

The response of a component or system to a set of input values ​​and preconditions.

(1) It is a standard according to which measurement or comparison can be done.

Testing technique that uses representative sets of programs and data designed to evaluate the performance of computer hardware and software in a given configuration.

Software developed specifically for the group of users or customers. The opposite of it is complete software.

Best or innovative method which can improve the performance of organizations in the given conditions and is generally recognized as the best by other similar organizations.

Operational testing performed by potential and / or existing clients / customers on the outside, does not contact the developers, in order to determine whether a component or system satisfies the requirements of the client / customer and fits into business processes. 

Type of integration testing, in which hardware or software elements, or both, are going to a component or an entire system not in stages, but at once.

Technique that tests an executable application for portability across system platforms and environments, usually for conformation to an ABI specification.

Process of test cases’ creation and/or choice based on the analysis of component or system functional and non-functional specifications not knowing its internal structure.