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- operational environmentHardware and software products installed at users’ or customers’ sites where the component or system under test will be used. The software may include operating systems, database management systems, and other applications.
- operational profileThe representation of a distinct set of tasks performed by the component or system, possibly based on user behavior when interacting with the component or system, and their probabilities of occurrence. A task is logical rather that physical and can be executed over several machines or be(...)
- operational profile testingStatistical testing using a model of system operations (short duration tasks) and their probability of typical use [Musa].
- operational profilingThe process of developing and implementing an operational profile. See also operational profile.
- operational testingTesting conducted to evaluate a component or system in its operational environment [IEEE 610].
- oracleSee test oracle.
- OrakelSiehe Testorakel.
- orthogonal arrayA 2-dimensional array selected with special mathematical properties, such that choosing any two columns in the array provides every pair combination of each number in the array.
- orthogonal array testingA systematic way of testing all-pair combinations of variables using orthogonal arrays. It significantly reduces the number of all combinations of variables to test all pair combinations. See also n-wise testing, pairwise testing.
- orthogonale ArraysEin zweidimensionales Array mit speziellen mathematischen Eigenschaften, bei dem jede Kombination von zwei Spalten alle Kombinationen der Werte enthält.
- outcomeSee result.
- outputA variable (whether stored within a component or outside it) that is written by a component.
- output domainThe set from which valid output values can be selected. See also domain.
- output valueAn instance of an output. See also output.
- outsourced testingTesting performed by people who are not co-located with the project team and are not fellow employees.
- Outsourcing des Testenstesting durch Personen, die nicht an einem gemeinsamen Ort mit dem Projektteam arbeiten und nicht Mitarbeiter im Unternehmen des Projektteams sind.
- paarweiser IntegrationstestEine Form des Integrationstests, die auf solche Paare von Komponenten abzielt, die entsprechend der Darstellung im Aufrufgraphen zusammenarbeiten.
- paarweises TestenEin Black-Box-Testentwurfsverfahren, bei dem die Testfälle so entworfen werden, dass alle möglichen diskreten Kombinationen aller Paare von Eingabeparametern ausgeführt werden. Siehe auch n-weises Testen, Testen mit orthogonalen Arrays.
- pair programmingA software development approach whereby lines of code (production and/or test) of a component are written by two programmers sitting at a single computer. This implicitly means ongoing real-time code reviews are performed.
- pair testingTwo persons, e.g. two testers, a developer and a tester, or an end-user and a tester, working together to find defects. Typically, they share one computer and trade control of it while testing.
- pairwise integration testingA form of integration testing that targets pairs of components that work together, as shown in a call graph.
- pairwise testingA black-box test design technique in which test cases are designed to execute all possible discrete combinations of each pair of input parameters. See also n-wise testing, orthogonal array testing.
- Pareto AnalyseEine statistische Technik zur Entscheidungsfindung auf Basis der Auswahl einer begrenzten Anzahl von Faktoren, die einen signifikanten Effekt auf die Qualität haben. Im Rahmen der Qualitätsverbesserung werden die Mehrheit der Probleme (80%) durch einige wenige Ursachen hervorgerufen.
- Pareto analysisA statistical technique in decision making that is used for selection of a limited number of factors that produce significant overall effect. In terms of quality improvement, a large majority of problems (80%) are produced by a few key causes
- partition testingSee equivalence partitioning [Beizer].
- passA test is deemed to pass if its actual result matches its expected result.
- pass/fail criteriaDecision rules used to determine whether an test item (function) or a feature passes or failed a test [IEEE 829].
- password crackingA security attack recovering secret passwords stored in a computer system or transmitted over a network. [NIST.IR.7298]
- Passwort knackenEin Sicherheitsangriff, der geheime Passwörter aus dem Speicher eines Computersystems oder aus einer Übertragung im Netzwerk wiedergewinnt. [NIST.IR.7298]
- pathA sequence of events, e.g. executable statements, of a component or system from an entry point to an exit point.