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Standard Glossary of Terms used in Software Testing
Er zijn 39 termen in deze lijst die beginnen met de letter M.
M
maintainability
The ease with which a software product can be modified to correct defects, modified to meet new requirements, modified to make future maintenance easier, or adapted to a changed environment. [ISO 9126]
maintainability testing
The process of testing to determine the maintainability of a software product.
maintenance
Modification of a software product after delivery to correct defects, to improve performance or other attributes, or to adapt the product to a modified environment. [IEEE 1219]
maintenance testing
Testing the changes to an operational system or the impact of a changed environment to an operational system.
management review
A systematic evaluation of software acquisition, supply, development, operation, or maintenance process, performed by or on behalf of management that monitors progress, determines the status of plans and schedules, confirms requirements and their system allocation, or evaluates the effectiveness of management approaches to achieve fitness for purpose. [After IEEE 610, IEEE 1028]
manufacturing-based quality
A view of quality, whereby quality is measured by the degree to which a product or service conforms to its intended design and requirements. Quality arises from the process(es) used. [After Garvin] See also product-based quality, transcendent-based quality, user-based quality, value-based quality.
maturity
(1) The capability of an organization with respect to the effectiveness and efficiency of its processes and work practices. See also Capability Maturity Model, Test Maturity Model. (2) The capability of the software product to avoid failure as a result of defects in the software. [ISO 9126] See also reliability.
maturity level
Degree of process improvement across a predefined set of process areas in which all goals in the set are attained. [TMMi]
maturity model
A structured collection of elements that describe certain aspects of maturity in an organization, and aid in the definition and understanding of an organization’s processes. A maturity model often provides a common language, shared vision and framework for prioritizing improvement actions.
Mean Time Between Failures
The arithmetic mean (average) time between failures of a system. The MTBF is typically part of a reliability growth model that assumes the failed system is immediately repaired, as a part of a defect fixing process. See also reliability growth model.
measurement
The process of assigning a number or category to an entity to describe an attribute of that entity. [ISO 14598]
measurement scale
A scale that constrains the type of data analysis that can be performed on it. [ISO 14598]
memory leak
A memory access failure due to a defect in a program’s dynamic store allocation logic that causes it to fail to release memory after it has finished using it, eventually causing the program and/or other concurrent processes to fail due to lack of memory.
milestone
A point in time in a project at which defined (intermediate) deliverables and results should be ready.
mind-map
A diagram used to represent words, ideas, tasks, or other items linked to and arranged around a central key word or idea. Mind maps are used to generate, visualize, structure, and classify ideas, and as an aid in study, organization, problem solving, decision making, and writing.
monitor
A software tool or hardware device that runs concurrently with the component or system under test and supervises, records and/or analyses the behavior of the component or system. [After IEEE 610]
monkey testing
Testing by means of a random selection from a large range of inputs and by randomly pushing buttons, ignorant of how the product is being used.
multiple condition coverage
The percentage of combinations of all single condition outcomes within one statement that have been exercised by a test suite. 100% multiple condition coverage implies 100% condition determination coverage.
multiple condition testing
A white box test design technique in which test cases are designed to execute combinations of single condition outcomes (within one statement).