Test automation — Compare with Manual testing. Test automation is the use of software to control the execution of tests, the comparison of actual outcomes to predicted outcomes, the setting up of test preconditions, and other test control and test reporting… … Wikipedia
Distributed cognition — is a theory of psychology developed in the mid 1980s by Edwin Hutchins. Using insights from sociology, cognitive science, and the psychology of Vygotsky (cf activity theory) it emphasizes the social aspects of cognition. It is a framework (not a… … Wikipedia
Distributed temperature sensing — systems (DTS) are optoelectronic devices which measure temperatures by means of optical fibres functioning as linear sensors. Temperatures are recorded along the optical sensor cable, thus not at points, but as a continuous profile. A high… … Wikipedia
test — 1. To prove; to try a substance; to determine the chemical nature of a substance by means of reagents. 2. A method of examination, as to determine the presence or absence of a definite disease or of some substance in any of the fluids, tissues,… … Medical dictionary
Method of moments (statistics) — See method of moments (probability theory) for an account of a technique for proving convergence in distribution. In statistics, the method of moments is a method of estimation of population parameters such as mean, variance, median, etc. (which… … Wikipedia
Distributed transmission system — This article is about terrestrial broadcasting. For electrical power distribution, see distributed generation. In North American digital terrestrial television broadcasting, a distributed transmission system (DTS or DTx) is a form of single… … Wikipedia
Distributed Sender Blackhole List — The Distributed Sender Blackhole List is a DNSBL that lists IP addresses of insecure e mail hosts. DSBL can be used by server administrators to tag or block e mail messages that come from insecure servers, which is often spam. The DSBL publishes… … Wikipedia
Test light — Neon test lamp for line voltages A test light, test lamp, voltage tester, or mains tester is a very simple piece of electronic test equipment used to determine the presence or absence of an electric voltage in a piece of equipment under test.… … Wikipedia
Method stub — A method stub or simply stub in software development is a piece of code used to stand in for some other programming functionality. A stub may simulate the behavior of existing code (such as a procedure on a remote machine) or be a temporary… … Wikipedia
Draize test — PETA photo of a rabbit said to be undergoing a Draize test The Draize Test is an acute toxicity test devised in 1944 by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) toxicologists John H. Draize and Jacob M. Spines. Initially used for testing cosmetics, the … Wikipedia
Monte Carlo method — Not to be confused with Monte Carlo algorithm. Computational physics … Wikipedia