system testing
nounSystem testing is when people check that all the parts of a whole computer program work well together.
Before the game was released, the team did system testing to make sure everything worked together.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The phase of software development where a complete, integrated system is evaluated against its requirements.
System testing revealed that the login module failed when connected to the database.
3. A formal process of checking a whole product, not just its separate parts, before it is used.
The engineers performed system testing on the new car's electronics before production.
4. Testing that checks how different components of a system interact with each other.
System testing caught a problem where the payment and shipping modules did not communicate correctly.