What is the Software testing?

Isn't a failure to satisfy requirements an error?  Errors do not have to be in the functionality. The last 20+ years of my software career was in Quality Assurance. Years ago, before agile, I had a employer that paid me to only "test" the 100 page requirements documents. I found errors in the documents where the defined requirements were not consistently represented. "On page 14 you say that <something> should do A.  On page 87 you state that <something> should do B. A and B are not compatible so which of them is the actual expected results?" was common for the defect definition.  That is a process of software testing where I "ran a program" which was a methodical analysis of requirements with the "intention of identifying errors".  

meriam-webster.com provides a definition of "program" and only bullets a and b of the 6th provided definition says anything about computer involvement. And in fact the definition you provide distinguishes between "program" and "application".  I think you are trying to limit the definition too much.

Isnt a case where a piece of software does not meet its business and technical requirements an error? What is error anyway? These theoritical questions can lead to a thousand levels deep and still not have an answer...

What do you mean by "the search engine"?

Do you have a question or just stating the two differences in definitions?

Also it's interesting that your link points to a "testing course" based in India but it does not actually include the definition you have mentioned. I may be cynical, but I don't see the link as relevant?

@misha, you are in violation of this Forums terms as you are advertising your product rather than adding value to this forum.  All links have now been removed and I apologize to the group for this getting through.  @misha, please do not advertise in this forum or your profile will be removed.

Thank you.

@misha, Firstly Software Testing process we executing program or application having the intent of finding the error in the software bugs. It is the process of executing a system to identify errors, missing requirements, or any gaps.

It is the process to verify the actual result match with the expected result or not. It is done to ensure that the software is defect free. Software testing can be done manually or using automated tools.

We can say that software testing is the process of validating and verifying that program or application: -



Meets with the requirements and guideline of the development.

Work of software has done as expected.

The software can be implemented with the same feature.

There is two basic types of software testing: -  Black Box Testing and White Box Testing



There are several types of testing described here

I Found your answer like a quality answer. Software testing is a process of validating and verification of your deployed software by checking and testing the quality and working mechanism is perfect or not.

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Software testing is a process, to evaluate the functionality of a software application with an intent to find whether the developed software met the specified requirements or not and to identify the defects to ensure that the product is defect-free in order to produce a quality product.

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Peter

Software testing is a process of evaluating and verifying that a software application or system functions as intended. The primary purpose of software testing is to identify and rectify defects, ensuring that the software meets the specified requirements and delivers a high level of quality. The goal is to ensure that the software is reliable, efficient, and free of critical errors or bugs that could negatively impact its performance or user experience.

Software testing is a very typical process. This process ensures the quality, functionality, and reliability of software products.