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mutation testing

mutation testing noun: the design of software tests by making slightly modified versions (mutants) of the program being tested. The value of a test suite is measured by how many of the mutants fail its tests.

Noun

mutation testing (uncountable)

  1. The design of software tests by making slightly modified versions (mutants) of the program being tested. The value of a test suite is measured by how many of the mutants fail its tests.

Questions about mutation testing

What does mutation testing mean?
Mutation testing means the design of software tests by making slightly modified versions (mutants) of the program being tested. The value of a test suite is measured by how many of the mutants fail its tests.
What part of speech is mutation testing?
Mutation testing is a noun.

Words near mutation testing in the dictionary

  1. mutating
  2. mutating table
  3. mutating tables
  4. mutation
  5. mutation pressure
  6. mutation testing
  7. mutational
  8. mutational meltdown
  9. mutational meltdowns
  10. mutationally
  11. mutationism

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