(software engineering) A software development process that relies on the repetition of a minimal development cycle where the developer writes an (initially failing) automated test case that defines a desired improvement or new function, then produces the minimum amount of code to pass that test, and finally refactors the new code to acceptable standards.

(software, testing) Synonym of model-based testing

(software, testing) An application of model-based design for designing and optionally also executing artifacts to perform software testing.

A scientific method of measuring anxiety, stress, neophilia and emotionality in animals, involving an enclosed area with a floor covered in holes that the animal may or may not choose to explore.

plural of hole-board test

plural of open-field test

A scientific test to gauge an animal's locomotor activity levels, anxiety, and willingness to explore, by placing the animal in an enclosed arena and observing its actions.

A test that measures intraocular pressure (and hence glaucoma risk) by blowing a puff of air at the patient's cornea.

plural of air puff test

(medicine) A technique used to detect a particular nucleic acid sequence, usually to identify a particular organism, often a virus or bacteria.