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Automated testing

Meaning in software engineering, with examples

nounCommon term

In software engineering, automated testing means: Using code and tools to run tests automatically and compare the results with what is expected, so they can be repeated quickly after every change.

In Turkish: otomatik test, test otomasyonu

How it is used

Covers the unit, integration and end-to-end tests that run in CI. People say 'invest in automated testing', 'the automated tests caught it' and 'test automation engineer'. It makes refactoring and frequent releases safer.

Example sentences

  1. Without automated testing, every small change needed a full day of manual checks.

  2. We started automated testing with the API layer because it changes the least.

Common collocations

  • invest in automated testing
  • test automation
  • automated test suite
  • automated testing framework
  • manual testingChecking software by hand, with a person clicking through screens and trying actions, instead of using test scripts that run automatically.
  • unit testA small automated test that checks one function or class on its own, separate from the database, the network and the rest of the system.
  • CI/CDShort for continuous integration and continuous delivery (or deployment): automatically building and testing every change, then releasing it quickly and safely.
  • test suiteA collection of tests that are run together, for example all the unit tests of a project or every test for the payment module.

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