Editing Stress testing (computing)

{{short description|Testing the stability of something by finding its breaking point}}
{{other uses|Stress test (disambiguation){{!}}Stress test}}In [[computing]], '''stress testing''' (sometimes called '''torture testing''') can be applied to either hardware or software. It is used to determine the maximum capability of a computer system and is often used for purposes such as scaling for production use and ensuring reliability and stability.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Keep it stable, stupid! How to stress-test your PC hardware |url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/456919/keep-it-stable-stupid-how-to-stress-test-your-pc-hardware.html |access-date=2023-03-11 |website=PCWorld |language=en}}</ref> Stress tests typically involve running a large amount of resource-intensive processes until the system either crashes or nearly does 

==Hardware==
{{excerpt|Stress test (hardware)}}

== Software ==
{{excerpt|Stress testing (software)}}

==See also==
* [[Burn-in]]
* [[Destructive testing]]
* [[Load and performance test tools]]
* [[Black box testing]]
* [[Load testing]]
* [[Software performance testing]]
* [[Scenario analysis]]
* [[Simulation]]
* [[Software testing]]
* [[White box testing]]
* [[Technischer Überwachungsverein]] (TÜV) – product testing and certification
* Concurrency testing using the [[CHESS model checker]]
* [[Jinx Debugger|Jinx]] automates stress testing by automatically exploring unlikely execution scenarios.
* [[Highly accelerated life test]]

==References==
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