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test cases

test cases is the plural of test case.

Meaning of test case

Noun

test case (plural test cases)

  1. A legal action intended to set a precedent.
    • Although these decisions imply acceptance of gay and lesbian parenting, most of the second-parent adoption cases have been brought following "test-case" criteria that maximize the likelihood of judicial acceptance. The couples usually have had long-term monogamous relationships; they are...1993 October, Nancy D. Polikoff, “Lesbian And Gay Parenting: What's At Stake?”, in Gay Community News, page 3
  2. Any of a set of conditions and variables used to test an application.

Questions about test cases

What is test cases the plural of?
Test cases is the plural of test case.

Words near test cases in the dictionary

  1. test bench
  2. test benches
  3. test card
  4. test cards
  5. test case
  6. test cases
  7. Test cricket
  8. test cross
  9. test crosses
  10. test depth
  11. test depths

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