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Test case

Meaning in software engineering, with examples

/ˈtest keɪs/nounCore term

In software engineering, test case means: One specific situation you check, with set inputs, steps and an expected result, for example 'logging in with a wrong password shows an error'.

In Turkish: test senaryosu, test durumu

How it is used

Used by both developers and QA engineers. Manual testers write test cases in test management tools or spreadsheets; developers add test cases to automated test suites. Test cases pass, fail or are skipped.

Example sentences

  1. Let's add a test case for an empty shopping cart.

  2. QA wrote 30 test cases for the new payment flow.

Common collocations

  • write a test case
  • add a test case
  • failing test case
  • test case for
  • 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.
  • edge caseAn unusual situation at the limits of what a program expects, such as an empty list, a very long name or a date like 29 February.
  • QAShort for quality assurance: the work of checking that software meets its requirements and works well. It also names the people or team who do this work.
  • test coverageA measure, often a percentage, of how much of the code is run by automated tests. It shows which parts are tested and which are not.
  • regressionA bug where something that used to work stops working after a change, such as a new feature breaking an old one.

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