Test case

A test case, in software engineering, is a set of conditions under which a tester will determine whether an application, software system or one of its features is working as it was originally established for it to do.

Description

The mechanism for determining whether a software program or system has passed or failed such a test is known as a test oracle.

In some settings, an oracle could be a requirement or use case, while in others it could be a heuristic.

It may take many test cases to determine that a software program or system is considered sufficiently scrutinized to be released.

Test cases are often referred to as test scripts, particularly when written - when they are usually collected into test suites.

See also

• Classification Tree Method
• Software engineering
• Software testing
• Use case

External links

• Test case @ Wikipedia