A type of performance testing conducted to evaluate a system or component at or beyond the limits of its anticipated or specified work loads - or with reduced availability of resources such as access to memory or servers. [After IEEE 610] See also pe

The percentage of paths that have been exercised by a test suite. 100% path coverage implies 100% LCSAJ coverage.

Separation of responsibilities - which encourages the accomplishment of objective testing. [After DO-178b]

The individual element to be tested. There usually is one test object and many test items. See also test object. A reason or purpose for designing and executing a test.

An element of configuration management - consisting of the recording and reporting of information needed to manage a configuration effectively. This information includes a listing of the approved configuration identification - the status of proposed

Acronym for Computer Aided Software Engineering.