Editing Test case (section)


{{Short description|Specification of a software test, its objective and its procedure}}
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In [[software engineering]], a '''test case''' is a specification of the inputs, execution conditions, testing procedure, and expected results that define a single test to be executed to achieve a particular [[software testing]] objective, such as to exercise a particular program path or to verify compliance with a specific requirement.<ref>{{Cite book|date=2010-12-01|publisher= Iso/Iec/IEEE 24765:2010(E)|pages=1–418|doi=10.1109/IEEESTD.2010.5733835|isbn=978-0-7381-6205-8 |title=Systems and software engineering -- Vocabulary }}</ref> Test cases underlie testing that is methodical rather than haphazard. A [[Test suite|battery of test cases]] can be built to produce the desired coverage of the software being tested. Formally defined test cases allow the same tests to be run repeatedly against successive versions of the software, allowing for effective and consistent [[regression testing]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Kaner|first=Cem|date=May 2003|title=What Is a Good Test Case?|url=http://www.kaner.com/pdfs/GoodTest.pdf|journal=STAR East|pages=2}}</ref>