Tests Glossary

Browse 2 tests terms defined in plain English, from the cultural dictionary of computing.

2 Tests Terms

Flaky: Unreliable or inconsistent in a way that passes sometimes and fails other times without a meaningful code change. The term is most often used for tests,...
Green Bar: The visual signal that tests or builds are passing, often shown as a green indicator in tooling. In engineering slang, chasing the green bar can be healthy...