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What is a software fault in testing?

I'm taking a grad class on software testing and we spent a whole class on the difference between faults, errors, and failures. I was dissatisfied by the definition of a software fault in testing. What's your definition?

Solution

  • You might be interested in this SE Radio podcast where iirc, they're described as:

    • fault: The actual 'mistake' in the code
    • error: The bad state in the system that results from the fault.
    • failure: The variation from expected behaviour observed by the user as a result of the error.