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Ollie Saunders
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Really quick forgetfulness

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I've completely forgotten, what is the term for a test that isn't automated?
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Post by infolock »

development?

test?

beta?

8O
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Post by Maugrim_The_Reaper »

A waste of time? ;)

Manual testing. Does it have a technical buzzword attached?
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Post by Chris Corbyn »

Do you mean UAT?

Acceptance testing? Those can be automated or you can just check things are working as expected manually.

Smoke tests if it's visual.
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Post by Ollie Saunders »

Smoke Test!

d11wtq wins! as usual :)
thanks everyone
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