testing software

noun

UK /ˈtɛstɪŋ ˈsɒftweə/

US /ˈtɛstɪŋ ˈsɔftwɛr/

Testing software is a computer program that checks if other programs work the way they should.

The team used testing software to find bugs before releasing the game.

SYNONYMS

test tool QA software testing tool verification software checking program

RELATED WORDS

debugging quality assurance automation test case bug

OTHER MEANINGS

2. Software whose main purpose is to run automated checks on code.

She installed testing software to run the unit tests automatically.

3. The activity of trying out a program to see if it works.

Testing software takes time, but it saves trouble later.

4. Tools used by developers to simulate users and catch errors.

Our testing software mimics thousands of users at once.