Glossary of software testing terms

Model-based test approach whereby test cases are generated into a repository for future execution.

See online MBT.

Model-based test approach whereby test cases are generated and executed simultaneously.

A software tool that is available to all potential users in source code form, usually via the internet. Its users are permitted, usually under license, to study, change, improve and, at times, to distribute the software.

A system in which controlling action or input is independent of the output or changes in output. [Reference: Bakshi]

The degree to which a component or system has attributes that make it easy to operate and control. [Reference: After ISO 25010]

A type of acceptance testing performed to determine if operations and/or systems administration staff can accept a system.

The intended environment for a component or system to be used in production.