Editing Defect tracking (section)

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In [[engineering]], '''defect tracking''' is the process of tracking the logged [[Product defect|defects]] in a product from beginning to closure (by [[inspection]], [[Quality control|testing]], or recording [[feedback]] from customers), and making new versions of the product that fix the defects. Defect tracking is important in [[software engineering]] as complex software systems typically have tens, hundreds, or thousands of defects; therefore, managing, evaluating and prioritizing these defects is a difficult task. When the number of defects gets quite large, and the defects need to be tracked over extended periods of time, use of a [[Bug tracking system|defect tracking system]] can make the management task much easier.