Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

cahier des tests

English translation:

test cases

Added to glossary by Tamara Salvio
Sep 27, 2006 14:26
17 yrs ago
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French term

cahier des tests

French to English Tech/Engineering IT (Information Technology) data management
Under "deliverables" in a presentation:

- Compte rendu du chargement
- Édition des tableaux de bord.
- Cahier des tests
- Procès verbal de recette

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test cases

Over 10 years in software, including 2 in software QA, these are always called "test cases." I've sometimes heard "test suite," but that's not as common of a term.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Test_case
http://readyset.tigris.org/nonav/templates/test-case-format....
http://www.w3.org/TR/owl-test/
http://www.kaner.com/pdfs/GoodTest.pdf#search="test case"
http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsServer/en/library/ad902...
http://www.microsoft.com/winlogo/software/swtestcases.mspx

Also, anything every released as a deliverable is typically either a test plan (an overview of the testing approach) or the test cases.
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10 mins

test results book

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12 mins

test log

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Peer comment(s):

agree cjohnstone : ou test sheets ?
39 mins
agree Natasha Dupuy
1 hr
agree Martin Cassell
2 hrs
agree Assimina Vavoula
2 hrs
agree writeaway
5 hrs
agree Miranda Joubioux (X)
16 hrs
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21 mins

test procedures

or test handbook.
Googling "cahier des tests" suggests that it contains a description of a set of tests, i.e. the procedures rather than the results.
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