Terms of Software Testing (ISTQB) (P)

pair programming :

A software development approach whereby lines of code (production ...

pair testing :

Two persons, e.g. two testers, a developer and a tester, or an en ...

pairvvise integration testing :

A form of integration testing that targets pairs of components th ...

pairvvise testing :

A black box test design technique in which test cases are designe ...

Pareto analysis :

A statistical technique in decision making that is used for selec ...

partition testing :

See equivalence partitioning. [Beizer]

Pass :

A test is deemed to pass if its actual result matches its expecte ...

Pass/fail criteria :

Decision rules used to determine whether a test item (function) o ...

path :

A sequence of events, e.g. executable statements, of a component ...

Path Coverage :

The percentage of paths that have been exercised by a test süite. ...

Path Sensitizing :

Choosing a set of input values to force the execution of a given ...

Path Testing :

A white box test design technique in which test cases are designe ...

Peer Revievv :

A review of a software work product by colleagues of the producer ...

Performance :

The degree to which a system or component accomplishes its design ...

Performance indicator :

Ahigh level metric of effectiveness and/or efficiency used to gui ...

Performance Profiling :

The task of analyzing, e.g., identifying performance bottlenecks ...

Performance Testing :

The process of testing to determinethe performance of a software ...

Performance Testing Tool :

A tool to support performance testing that usually has two main f ...

phase containment :

The percentage of defects that are removed in the same phase of t ...

phase test plan :

A test plan that typically addresses one test phase. See also tes ...

planning poker :

A consensus-based estimation technique, mostly used to estimate e ...

pointer :

A data item that specifies the location of another data item; for ...

portability :

The ease with which the software product can be transferred from ...

portability testing :

The process of testing to determinethe portability of a software ...

postcondition :

Environmental and state conditions that must be fulfilled after t ...

post-execution comparison :

Comparison of actual and expected results, performed after the so ...

post-project meeting :

See retrospective meeting

precondition :

Environmental and state conditions that must be fulfilled before ...

predicate :

A statement that can evaluate to true or false and may be used to ...

predicted outcome :

See expected result

pretest :

See intake test

priority :

The level of (business) importance assigned to an item, e.g. Defe ...

probe effect :

The effect on the component or system by the measurement instrume ...

problem :

See defect

problem management :

See defect management

problem report :

See defect report

procedure testing :

Testing aimed at ensuring that the component or system can operat ...

process :

A set of interrelated activities, which transform inputs into out ...

process assessment :

Adisciplined evaluation of an organization's software processes a ...

process cycle test :

A black box test design technique in which test cases are designe ...

process improvement :

A program of activities designed to improve the performance and m ...

process model :

A framework wherein processes of the same nature are classified i ...

process-compliant testing :

Testing that follows a set of defined processes, e.g., defined by ...

product risk :

A risk directly related to the test object. See also risk

product-based quality :

A view of quality, wherein quality is based on a well-defined set ...

production acceptance testing :

See operational acceptance testing

program instrumenter :

See instrumenter

program testing :

See component testing

project :

A project is a unique set of coordinated and controlled activitie ...

project retrospective :

A structured way to capture lessons learned and to create specifi ...

project risk :

A risk related to management and control of the (test) project, e ...

project test plan :

See mastertest plan

pseudo-random :

A series which appears to be random but is in fact generated acco ...