Glossary of terms

Here’s an expanded list of relevant glossary terms focused on continuous testing, quality, security, and feedback, organized alphabetically:

A

Acceptance testing: Testing that verifies a system meets agreed-upon requirements at the end of the development process and prior to release.

Automated build: The process of automating the compilation and construction of software code into executable software.

B

Behavior-driven development (BDD): A collaborative approach to software development and testing where business interests and technical solutions are aligned using shared tools and processes.

Blameless postmortems: A method used in DevOps to analyze and learn from failures without personal blame, focusing on process and system improvements.

C

Change management: The process, tools, and techniques to manage the people side of change to achieve the required business outcome.

Configuration management (CM): The technical and administrative...