Quality Assurance and Testing Jargon clarified in simple English with examples, by experts with years of experience in testing
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Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
An indicator of psychological preference representing the different personalities and communication styles of people.
mutation analysis
A method to determine test suite thoroughness by measuring the extent to which a test suite can discriminate the program from slight variants (mutants) of the program.
multiple condition testing
A white box test design technique in which test cases are designed to execute combinations of single condition outcomes (within one statement).
multiple condition coverage
The percentage of combinations of all single condition outcomes within one statement that have been exercised by a test suite. 100% multiple condition coverage implies 100% modified condition decision coverage.
monkey testing
Testing by means of a random selection from a large range of inputs and by randomly pushing buttons, ignorant of how the product is being used.
monitor
A software tool or hardware device that runs concurrently with the component or system under test and supervises, records and/or analyses the behavior of the component or system. [After IEEE 610]
modified condition decision testing
A white box test design technique in which test cases are designed to execute single condition outcomes that independently affect a decision outcome.
modified condition decision coverage
The percentage of all single condition outcomes that independently affect a decision outcome that have been exercised by a test case suite. 100% modified condition decision coverage implies 100% decision condition coverage.
modeling tool
A tool that supports the creation, amendment and verification of models of the software or system [Graham].
model-based testing
Testing based on a model of the component or system under test, e.g., reliability growth models, usage models such as operational profiles or behavioural models such as decision table or state transition diagram.
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